General Information

Serial #

25233

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

IRON SEWING MACHINE/ SOME PARTS, INCLUDINGSHUTTLESLIDES, PRESSER FOOT, & TAKE-UP LEVER ARE NICKEL PLATED/ WOODEN TABLE & LID/ CAST IRON LEGS & TREADLE/ WOODEN PITMAN/ LEATHER PULLEY

Dimensions

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

Length

69.0 cm

Width

40.0 cm

Height

97.0 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

GARDNER

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

City

Hamilton

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

THE GARDNER SEWING MACHINE CO. WAS EST'D BY F.A. GARDNER & F.M. WILLSON IN HAMILTON IN 1871. THE COMPANY PRODUCED TWO TYPES OF SHUTTLE MACHINES. IT WENT OUT OF BUSINESS IN 1886 (REF. 1, PP.22-23)

Function

MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC OR OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD. THIS MACHINE INTENDED FOR DOMESTIC USE.

Technical

NOTABLE FEATURES INCLUDED A SHUTTLE WHICH CONTAINED 50 YARDS OF THREAD COULD BE REMOVED BY EITHER THE FRONT OR BACK OF THE MACHINE. THE SPOOLER SPINDLE IS ATTACHED TO THE TABLE & RUNS OFF A SEPARATE BELT FROM THE FLYWHEEL (REF. 1, P.22)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

'ROYAL' STENCILLED ON MACHINE ARM/ 'THE/ ROYAL/ No. 25233/ PATENTED' STAMPED ON REAR SHUTTLE SLIDE; '3221' STAMPED ON REVERSE/ 'GARDNER/ SEWING MACHINE CO./ HAMILTON/ ONTARIO.' STAMPED ON FRONT SHUTTLE SLIDE; & '9632' STAMPED ON REVERSE/ 'GARDNER PATENT 1870' CAST IN RAISED PRINT ON TREADLE

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE *The cover for the sewing machine is missing, as of Nov.8,2021, when it was taken down from the mezzanine and packed for the C3 move. If found, please catalogue and reunite with .1.

Finish

SEWING MACHINE HEAD PAINTED BLACK; SOME PARTS NICKEL PLATED/ STAND LEGS & TREADLE PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

SCROLLING LINES, LEAVES & FLOWERS APPLIED AS DECALS ON MACHINE HEAD, ARM & CLOTH BED. LARGE FLORAL DECAL ON CLOTH BED COLOURED RED, GREEN & YELLOW/ DECALS ON MACHINE PRIMARILY GOLD/ ELONGATED HEART, DIAMOND & FLORAL MOTIFS INCORPORATED IN CAST TABLE LEGS & TREADLE.