Plate, feed cover

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1950–1955
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2014.0349.008

MANUFACTURER: Singer
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 8
Total Parts: 9
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal feed cover plate.

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.1 cm
Width: 7.6 cm
Height: 1.0 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: Used by donor's mother from the 1950s until 2011.
Canada: Used by the donor's mother.
Function: Fastened over a sewing machine's feed dogs to prevent them from interfering with the buttonholer.
Technical: (From worksheet, ref.1): "Singer part no. 160506, designed to fit low, vertical shank Singer sewing machines. Uses templates. Came with a green plastic “treasure chest” type of box, and was also available in a rarer black box. The donated item is in the green case.".
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: None apparent
Missing: Appears complete.
Finish: Polished silver-coloured metal plate with a polished metal screw.
Decoration: N/A

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Singer, Plate, feed cover, between 1950–1955, Artifact no. 2014.0349, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2014.0349.008/

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