Sewing machine

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OBJECT TYPE: ROTARY HOOK/LOCK-STITCH
DATE: 1884
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1982.0259.001

MANUFACTURER: STANDARD SEWING MACHINE CO.
MODEL: STANDARD B
LOCATION: Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: 1066284
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY (CAST IRON?)/ MOVING PARTS OF HARDENED STEEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 18.0 cm
Height: 30.0 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: STANDARD SEWING
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Ohio
City: Cleveland

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF A ROTARY-HOOK LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, SO NAMED BECAUSE LOOPS OF THREAD ARE CARRIED BY A REVOLVING HOOK OVER A STATIONARY BOBBIN; EACH LOOP IS CLOSED BY RETRACTION OF THE NEEDLE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: MFR'S NAME APPEARS ON MACHINE ARM AND CLOTH-PLATE/ 'SSMC', 'Cleveland O.' and 'Rotary' SUPERIMPOSED IN SCRIPT ON CLOTH-PLATE, BELOW ARM
Missing: FLYWHEEL CABLE/ TREADLE From CA of 04/22/1994 by Tony Missio: Undetermined
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED BODY
Decoration: GOLD, GREEN AND BROWN PAINTED(?) MOTIF OF FLOWERS, LEAVES & SCROLL-WORK ON MACHINE BODY

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STANDARD SEWING MACHINE CO., Sewing machine, between 1884, Artifact no. 1982.0259, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1982.0259.001/

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