Sewing machine
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- OBJECT TYPE
- SHUTTLE/LOCK-STITCH/TREADLE/STAND
- DATE
- 1872–1875
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1973.0537.001
- MANUFACTURER
- PERTH SEWING MACHINE CO.
- MODEL
- VENUS
- LOCATION
- Perth, Ontario, Canada
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 36
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- CAST IRON, AND OTHER METALS/ WOODEN TABLE/ CAST AND WROUGHT IRON STAND.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 62.5 cm
- Width
- 37.5 cm
- Height
- 95.0 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
- PERTH
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- City
- Perth
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
"PROBABLY MOST ORNATE AND ATTRACTIVE SEWING MACHINE MANUFACTURED IN ONTARIO" (ECKMANN-BRENT, P. 26). - Function
-
MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC, USING THREAD. - Technical
-
UNUSUAL THREAD GUIDE RELEASES THREAD WHEN NEEDLE GOES DOWN AND HOLDS THREAD TIGHT WHEN NEEDLE IS RAISED. THIS FEATURE REPLACES MORE COMMONLY USED TAKE-UP LEVER. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- 'VENUS' PRINTED IN GOLD ON ARM FRONT/ 'PERTH/ SEWING MACHINE CO./ PERTHON./ NO. 36' INCISED ON FRONT SHUTTLE PLATE; '5' STAMPED INTO UNDERSIDE/ 'VENUS/ P.S.M. CO.' CAST INTO TREADLE.
- Missing
- DRAWER/ COVER
- Finish
- BLACK ENAMEL FINISH.
- Decoration
- GOLDTONE SCROLL WORK AND PIPING HAND PAINTED ON MACHINE/ GOLD, RED AND BLUE FLORAL PAINTED ON BASE.
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PERTH SEWING MACHINE CO., Sewing machine, between 1872–1875, Artifact no. 1973.0537, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1973.0537.001/
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