Toy sewing machine; Germany; early 1900s: Museum Object and Cultural History
Toy sewing machine; Germany; early 1900s: date made: early 1900s. Object Name: Sewing Machine, Toy. Other Terms: Sewing Machine, Toy; Toys and Games.
The object in the museum catalogue
Hand-crank, chain stitch toy sewing machine featuring a two-dimensional, black-painted body with gilt and green floral design on a rounded rectangular base. Bed plate stamped "MADE IN GERMANY" in sans serif letters.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: early 1900s
- Object Name: Sewing Machine, Toy
- Other Terms: Sewing Machine, Toy; Toys and Games
- Physical Description: iron or steel (operational parts material)
- Physical Description: tin (overall material)
- Physical Description: paint (decoration material)
- Physical Description: gilt (decoration material)
- Measurements: average spatial: 8 in x 2 in x 5 in; 20.32 cm x 5.08 cm x 12.7 cm
- place made: Germany
- Subject: Toys
- Subject: Children
- Subject: Girls
- Subject: Sewing and Knitting
- ID Number: 1981.0627.01
- accession number: 1981.0627
- catalog number: 1981.0627.0001
- Credit Line: John H. White, Jr.
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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