Machine, Sewing
- Object Name:
- Machine, Sewing
- Object ID:
- 1978.079.21
- Creator:
- Secomb & Company
Manufacturer - Place of Origin:
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Date:
- circa 1868
- Description:
- Sewing Machine. "The Improved Common Sense," attributed to Secomb & Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; c. 1868. Table top, lock stitch machine; a black painted cast iron scrolled frame with hand-painted leaf and flower decorations; horizontal spool support on top; circular hand crank with and turned maple handle. U-shaped clamp with threaded screw. Rectangular pine storage box case with hinged top, brass hinged handle on top, and pin latch on front.
- Material:
- Metal
Wood
Iron
Maple - Dimensions:
- H-7.8 L-10.6 D-5 inches
- Provenance:
- According to an attached note the sewing machine was owned by Katherine D. Fry (1873-1957), of Claremont, NH, mother of Isabelle D. Fry, wife of George F. Sawyer (1902-1992). It probably originally belonged to her mother, Isabelle D. Jones (1850-1926). From collection assembled by James Cowan Sawyer (1872-1944) in Durham, NH. Donated by his sons, Charles H. and George F. Sawyer.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Charles H. and George F. Sawyer
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