Lubricant
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- OBJECT TYPE
- oil/sewing machine
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1982.0254.002
- MANUFACTURER
- Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- Willcox & Gibbs Oil
- LOCATION
- New York, New York, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 2
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Glass bottle with a metal cap, paper label and containing fluid oil.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.4 cm
- Width
- 2.2 cm
- Height
- 14.6 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
- Willcox Gibbs
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- New York
- City
- New York
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Used for lubricating moving parts of a sewing machine to reduce wear. - Technical
-
Because it utilized a revolving hook for fastening stitches, this type of machine is faster and more quiet than the shuttle-operated variety. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on the label: "WILLCOX & GIBBS/ [logo]/ SEWING MACHINE CO. NEW YORK/ WILLCOX/ & GIBBS/ OIL/ BEST FOR/ SEWING/ MACHINES/ Contents 3 Fl. Oz./ U.S.A./ 712/ WILLCOX/ & GIBBS/ SEWING MACHINE/ COMPANY/ NEW YORK, N.Y."
- Missing
- Some of the oil is missing from the bottle.
- Finish
- Clear glass bottle with a black cap and a yellow and black paper label. The bottle contains a transparent yellow fluid.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co., Lubricant, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1982.0254, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1982.0254.002/
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