1928 - Singer Sewing Machine: Museum Object and Cultural History
1928 - Singer Sewing Machine: date made: 1928. maker: Singer Company. Object Name: sewing machine.
The object in the museum catalogue
Electric, revolving hook, sewing machine, Singer Mfg. Co. Exhibit skeleton No. 101-3. Standard machine for household use, equipped with a special rheostat for securing slow-speed operation. The machine is supported by a nickel-plated stand fastened to a walnut base. A reflecting mirror and electric light are used to make visible all parts of the working mechanism which is controlled by an automatic switch or push-button. This machine, Serial No. AB281588, on April 13, 1929, was returned to the SInger Sewing Machine Co., in exchange for a similar machine, Serial No. G920121, which has been chromium-plated for exhibition.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1928
- maker: Singer Company
- Object Name: sewing machine
- ID Number: TE.T05908
- accession number: 102008
- catalog number: T05908
- Credit Line: The Singer Manufacturing Company
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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