Sewing machine attachment

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OBJECT TYPE: guide/special purpose
DATE: 1930–1940
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1695.001

MANUFACTURER: Singer Sewing Machine Co.
MODEL: Singercraft Guide/120987
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal

Dimensions

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

Length: 23.3 cm
Width: 2.6 cm
Height: N/A
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: Permits yarn or other material wound around this device to be stitched [by the sewing machine] to a backing fabric.
Technical: Well-made, sturdy attachment was simple to fix to most Singer sewing machines enabled creation and attachment of braid; preparation of materials for use in rag rug making and attachment of these prepared sections, etc.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "120987/ [Singer logo]/ SINGERCRAFT/ GUIDE" marked on one end
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Bright silver metal finish on most surfaces; selected components have blued finish. Plate fixed to one end bearing markings has bright brass-colour finish.
Decoration: N/A

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Singer Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine attachment, circa 1930–1940, Artifact no. 1995.1695, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1695.001/

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