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OBJECT TYPE: stitch
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2000.0078.002

MANUFACTURER: TOHO KOGYO MFG.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Osaka, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 21
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: EXCLUSIVELY OR PRIMARILY METAL CONSTRUCTION; SYNTHETIC FITTINGS.

Dimensions

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

Length: 19.5 cm
Width: 16.0 cm
Height: 7.0 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: TOHO
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Osaka

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS TYPE OF MACHINE USED C. 1950S+
Canada: THIS KNITTING MACHINE BROUGHT TO CANADA FOR USE IN A CANADIAN-JAPANESE HOUSEHOLD, AND DEMONSTRATES THE CONTINUITY OF TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC TASKS PRACTISED BY JAPANESE (AND OTHER) IMMIGRANTS TO CANADA. (REF. 1)
Function: TO MECHANICALLY JOIN TOGETHER WOOL AND/OR OTHER YARNS, IN ORDER TO PRODUCE GARMENTS, TRIMMINGS, BLANKETS AND OTHER ITEMS.
Technical: EXAMPLE OF FLAT KNITTING MACHINE DESIGNED FOR DOMESTIC USE.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "Sister" appears in raised print on both moulded knobs; also bears Japanese text.
Missing: N/A
Finish: METALLIC GREEN ENAMELLED FINISH; PALE PINK SYNTHETIC RULE ON KNOBS
Decoration: N/A

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TOHO KOGYO MFG., Counter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2000.0078, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2000.0078.002/

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