Sewing machine attachment
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- OBJECT TYPE
- pinking
- DATE
- 1935
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1692.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Singer
- MODEL
- 121021
- LOCATION
- United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- pinker
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- All metal construction.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 15.5 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 7.3 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Textile working
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Singer
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Believed used mid-1930s+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To cut a "pinked edge" on fabrics to obtain a decorative pattern, and so that they will not unravel. A pinked pattern resembles a saw tooth/saw blade. - Technical
-
Well-made, sturdy attachment was simple to fix to most Singer sewing machines, and produced a clean, uniform cut. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "SINGER U.S.A." and "121021" cast in raised print on attachment body. "LOOSEN" and directional arrow incised on adjustment screw. "121110/ SIMANCO/ U.S.A", "121011/ SIMANO/ U.S.A.", "120334/ SIMANCO/ U.S.A." and "MADE IN USA 6201-2Z SKF" incised in various component parts. "6.00" handwritten in black grease pencil on driving fork lever.
- Missing
- Appears complete. May be missimg wire ("A" in Fig. 1, p.2 of manual]/
- Finish
- All metal construction. Main body has black enamel finish; cutting blade, blade guard, scale clamp, and other parts have silver metal finish.
- Decoration
- N/A
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