General Information

Serial #

30089

Part Number

1

Total Parts

28

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON SEWING MACHINE/ SHUTTLE SLIDES, BALANCE WHEEL, PRESSURE FOOT & LIFTER, & SELECTED PARTS HAVE BEEN NICKEL PLATED/ CAST IRON STAND LEGS & TREADLE/ WOODEN COVER, TABLE & DRAWERS; COVER & TABLE TOP ARE VENEERED

Dimensions

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

Length

87.0 cm

Width

42.5 cm

Height

103.0 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

Wanzer

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

R.M. WANZER ESTABLISHED THE FIRST SEWING MACHINEFACTORY IN CANADA IN 1860-61, IN HAMILTON, ON. WANZER MACHINES WERE AWARDED MORE PRIZES & HONOURS THAN ANY OTHER CANADIAN MACHINES. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, UNTIL ITS CLOSURE IN 1890, THE COMPANY REMAINED ONE OF CANADA'S MOST IMPORTANT MANUFACTURERS (REF. 3, PP.7-11)

Function

MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD. THIS MODEL DESIGNED FOR DOMESTIC USE.

Technical

LAST FAMILY SEWING MACHINE MFD. BY THE COMPANY. MODELLEDAFTER THE WANZER F, THE MODEL C WAS A DELUXE MACHINE, INTRODUCED BETWEEN 1877 AND 1881. PRINCIPAL FEATURES INCLUDED LARGE OPEN AREA UNDER THE ARM, STEEL FEED ON BOTH SIDES OF NEEDLE, ADJUSTABILITY OF ALL PARTS, SELF-THREADING SHUTTLE & AUTOMATIC BOBBIN WINDER (REF.3, P.10).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'THE WANZER C.' STENCILLED IN GOLD ON BOTH SIDES OF MACHINE ARM/ '30089' STAMPED ON LEFT SHUTTLE SLIDE/ 'TIME/ UTILIZER/ [HOURGLASS MOTIF]/TRA[DEMA]RK/ P[atent]ed/ 16 [July 1]872/ 28 M[ay] 1873/ 12 M[ay] 1874/ 16 Jan. 1875/ AMERICA/ Gt. Britain/ German Sts./ AUSTRIA/ SWEDEN/ NORWAY/ DenmarkEtc.' INCISED IN RIGHT SHUTTLE SLIDE/ 'THE WANZER S.M. CO' APPEARS IN RAISED PRINT ON4 DRAWER PULLS/ 'WANZER' INCORPORATED IN CAST IRON STAND LEGS & TREADLE/ 'The Wanzer' APPEARS IN GOLD SCRIPT ON WOODEN PLATE ON LID/.15-.17 INCISED: 'H.C. GOODRICH' -.18 IS ALSO STAMPED 'H.C. GOODRICH, CHICAGO, ILL. U.S.A.' & PAT. DATES/ *

Missing

NONE EVIDENT

Finish

MACHINE PAINTED WITH BLACK ENAMEL; SELECTED AREAS NICKEL PLATED/ CAST LEGS & TREADLE ALSO PAINTED BLACK/ WOOD TOP HAS BEEN VARNISHED.

Decoration

GOLDTONE DECALS APPLIED TO MACHINE HEAD, ARM & CLOTH BED DEPICT GRAPE BLOSSOMS, VINES & FRUIT. GOLDTONE PIPING DECALS APPLIED TO HEAD &ARM. DECORATIVE STRIPING & GREEK-KEY PATTERN BORDERS ONCE DECORATED CLOTH BED-ONLY SOME AREAS RETAIN GOLDTONE DECALS.