General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Card stock, ferrous metal and synthetic.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.6 cm

Width

7.6 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

Great Britain

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

New Brunswick

Period

c.1947 to c.1970

Canada

Taken from curatorial worksheet; ref #1: This machine was used by Mrs Willa Walker (1912-2010) of St. Andrews in New Brunswick.

Function

Used with sewing machines to sew.

Technical

Taken from curatorial worksheet; ref #1: From http://www.singerco.com/company/history+ The Featherweight electric portable sewing machine was introduced in 1933 at the Chicago’s World Fair. It was not the first electric portable sewing machine by Singer. The first one was the 99K model introduced in 1921. Users referred to the 221 and 222 models as the Perfect Portables. The production of the 221 was only made in USA and stopped there in 1957 after more than 1.75 million had been made. The motor is named Simanco motor and was manufactured in Canada. simanco stands for Singer Manufacturing Company. It is a 3-110 model. Isaac Merritt Singer formed I.M. Singer & Company with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark, following Singer's first lockstitch sewing machine patent in 1850. The Singer Sewing Machine is offered for sale all over the United States. Within two years Singer is the leading manufacturer and marketer of sewing machines in the United States. In 1863 the company was incorporated as the Singer Manufacturing Company, holding 22 patents. In 1873, with the official opening of the factory in Elizabethport (closed in 1982), the Singer Manufacturing Company became a New Jersey Corporation under a special charter. Canadian manufacturing began. in 1880, an electric motor was coupled to a sewing machine but the world first practical electric sewing machine began in 1889. In 1882, a factory opened in Montreal, Quebec, Canada but our sewing machine was not produced there. In 1963, the company changed its name to The Singer Company.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Print on front reads: "SINGER/ SEWING MACHINE. Needles/ Aiguilles à coudre'', ''3 NEEDLES - SIZE 14/ For medium weight fabrics. Suitable for/ SINGER and other makes both domestic/ and foreign including Kenmore and White.'' Following print is the same print in French. Also, ''30 C [cents]" written in circle. Written at the bottom "THE SINGER COMPANY OF CANADA LTD./ Made in Great Britain - Fait en Angleterre". Print on needle packet "2020/ (15X1)/ 3 size 14/ SINGER/ machine Needles/ 60 TO 80 COTTON/ A SILK/ THE SINGER COMPANY/ MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN". Print on reverse shows a table with usage guidelines and trade mark information.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

White cardboard with green and red print holds a sealed packet of three sewing machine needles. Clear synthetic window shows the packet of needles. Needles are made of silver ferrous metal.

Decoration

N/A