Sewing machine attachment
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- OBJECT TYPE
- hemstitcher
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1694.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Singer Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- 121387
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 6
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Silver metal. Dark brown synthetic pads.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 2.8 cm
- Width
- 10.4 cm
- Height
- 4.0 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
- Singer
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Believed used mid-1930s+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
To evenly and securely turn over and hold the cut or open edge of a piece of fabric so that it can be sewn closed, finishing the edge and preventing damage to the fabric due to unravelling, tearing, etc. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "121387" and "PATENTS/ 1,401,109/ 1,986,056/ 2,069,652" incised in attachment.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Silver metal. Dark brown synthetic pads cover splayed ends of foot.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Singer Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine attachment, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1995.1694, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1995.1694.001/
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