Sewing machine
Use this image
Can I reuse this image without permission? Yes
Object images on the Ingenium Collection’s portal have the following Creative Commons license:
Copyright Ingenium / CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
ATTRIBUTE THIS IMAGE
Ingenium,
1990.0056.001
Permalink:
Ingenium is releasing this image under the Creative Commons licensing framework, and encourages downloading and reuse for non-commercial purposes. Please acknowledge Ingenium and cite the artifact number.
DOWNLOAD IMAGEPURCHASE THIS IMAGE
This image is free for non-commercial use.
For commercial use, please consult our Reproduction Fees and contact us to purchase the image.
- OBJECT TYPE
- SHUTTLE/LOCK-STITCH/TREADLE/STAND
- DATE
- 1885
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0056.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Wanzer, R.M. & Co.
- MODEL
- C
- LOCATION
- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
More Information
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.
CITE THIS OBJECT
If you choose to share our information about this collection object, please cite:
Wanzer, R.M. & Co., Sewing machine, circa 1885, Artifact no. 1990.0056, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1990.0056.001/
FEEDBACK
Submit a question or comment about this artifact.
More Like This
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/304/1990-0055-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/255/1990-0057-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/93/231/1968-0003-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/238/1990-0058-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/235/1990-0059-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/106/573/1974-0573-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/232/1990-0060-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/100/780/1971-0373-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/226/1990-0062-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/114/222/1977-0039-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/94/555/1969-0951-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/229/1990-0061-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/104/872/1973-0537-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/82/074/2001-0201-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/96/010/1969-0424-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/223/1982-0250-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/221/1982-0251-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/110/369/1975-0091-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/864/2000-0082-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/216/1982-0254-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/207/1982-0257-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/74/493/1996-0113-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/206/1982-0258-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/217/1982-0253-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/112/657/1977-0714-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/225/1982-0249-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/112/753/1977-0645-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/116/671/1979-0743-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/219/1982-0252-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/209/1982-0255-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/392/1972-0812-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/61/224/1990-0063-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/208/1982-0256-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/80/888/2000-0079-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/94/550/1969-0952-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/107/008/1974-0362-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/54/363/1987-1076-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/204/1982-0260-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/212/1992-1234-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/205/1982-0259-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/47/224/1984-0760-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/46/661/1984-1162-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/69/368/1994-0174-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/63/388/1992-2141-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/73/664/1996-0533-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/291/087/1996-0011-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/430/1992-1029-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/71/563/1995-0840-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/72/181/1995-0563-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/49/349/1985-0644-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/46/690/1984-1159-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/57/797/1988-0706-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/92/191/1968-0370-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/46/252/1984-1342-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/67/888/1993-0176-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/616/1992-0882-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/107/685/1974-0004-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/90/745/1968-0861-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/63/395/1992-2134-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/347/1972-0843-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/165/957/2002-0841-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/165/958/2002-0841-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/48/722/1984-0003-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/94/118/1969-1081-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/88/820/1967-0206-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/66/320/1992-0363-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/611/1992-0884-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/179/182/1992-0345-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/47/076/1984-0819-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/117/387/1979-0413-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/219/211/2012-0097-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/46/250/1984-1343-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/47/048/1984-0838-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/317/1972-0862-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/44/527/1982-0090-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/116/545/1979-0852-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/108/511/1975-0596-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/111/252/1976-0466-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/409/1972-0804-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/153/444/2002-0625-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/111/105/1976-0535-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/314/1972-0865-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/65/170/1992-1247-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/69/390/1994-0165-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/370/1972-0820-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/63/396/1992-2133-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/52/797/1987-2070-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/179/185/1992-0358-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/410/1972-0803-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/219/213/2012-0097-002-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/41/994/1981-0687-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/116/657/1979-0745-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/39/932/1981-1723-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/102/393/1972-0811-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/66/075/1992-0560-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/179/265/1992-0459-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/103/193/1972-0415-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![No image available.](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/static/No_image_sq.png)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/108/722/1975-0469-001-aa-cs.jpeg)
![...](https://files.ingeniumcanada.org/items/coll/131/546/1969-1604-002-aa-cs.jpeg)