General Information

Serial #

30283

Part Number

1

Total Parts

12

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON HEAD, ARM, CLOTH PLATE & BALANCE WHEEL/ ALL METAL PARTS/ WOODEN COVER & TABLE TOP/ CAST IRON LEGS, BRACE & TREADLE/ METAL DRAWER PULL/ WOODEN PITMAN CONNECTS FLYWHEEL & TREADLE

Dimensions

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

Length

89.0 cm

Width

50.0 cm

Height

103.5 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 MACHINE FACTORY 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 COMPANYREMAINED 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 & LIGHT MANUFACTURING WORK.

Technical

FIRST MACHINE WITH A REVERSIBLE FEED MECHANISM, ENABLINGTHE OPERATOR TO SEW FORWARDS & BACKWARDS WITHOUT STOPPING THE MACHINE OR REMOVING THE FABRIC. (REF. 3, PP.7-11)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'THE WANZER F.' STENCILLED IN GOLD ON MACHINE ARM FRONT/ 'R.M. WANZER& CO./ HAMILTON/ ONTARIO/ DOMINION OF CANADA' INCISED ON FRONT SHUTTLE SLIDE/ 'TIME/ UTILIZER/ [HOURGLASS MOTIF]/ TRADE MARK/ Patented/ 16 July 1872/ 28 May 1873/ 12 May 1874/ 16 Jan. 1875/ AMERICA/ Gt. Britain/ German Sts./ AUSTRIA/ SWEDEN/ NORWAY/ DENMARK Etc./ 30283' INCISED ON REAR SHUTTLE SLIDE/ '7' & '30283' INCISED IN MACHINE BASE/ 'WANZER' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON MACHINE BASE/'THE WANZER S.M. CO.' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON DRAWER PULL/ 'WANZER' CAST INTO STAND LEGS & TREADLE/ 'W' CAST IN STAND BRACE/ 'The Wanzer' PRINTED IN GOLD SCRIPT ON WOODEN PLATE GLUED TO COVER (NOW LOOSE & MARKED PT)/ .5-.6 'H.C. GOODRICH/ MANUFACTURER' STAMPED ON FRONT

Missing

NONE EVIDENT

Finish

BLACK ENAMELLED BODY & CLOTH PLATE/ NICKLE-PLATED SHUTTLESLIDES, TAKE-UP LEVER & BALANCE WHEEL RIM

Decoration

GOLD-TONE DECALS INCORPORATING ELABORATE SCROLLWORK, FLORAL & GEOMETRIC DESIGNS DECORATE MACHINE ARM, HEAD & CLOTH PLATE/ DECORATIVEOPENWORK CASTING ON STAND LEGS, BRACE, TREADLE & FLYWHEEL GUARD.