Sewing Machine, Toy

Object Name:

Sewing Machine, Toy

Object ID:

1981.046

Creator:

Singer Manufacturing Company

Date:

circa 1920

Description:

Child's sewing machine in original cardboard box. Cast steel, painted black. Marked "SINGER" on arm and base, and "THE SINGER MANFG. CO. / TRADE MARK" in oval on base. Hand-operated balance wheel with removable wooden knob. With steel C-clamp that fits slot in base of machine. In square green cardboard box with removable cover. Cover imprinted "A SINGER FOR THE GIRLS / Teaches them to make clothes for their dolls / 'AS THE TWIG IS BENT THE TREE'S INCLINED' / PRACTICAL AND INSTRUCTIVE / USEFUL AND AMUSING / PRICE $3.00 / This is not a toy but a real Sewing Machine / SOLD ONLY AT SINGER SHOPS / OR BY SINGER SALESMEN".

.01A. Sewing machine
.01B. Clamp
.02. "Instructions for Using Singer Sewing Machine No. 20"
.03. "The Sewing Book for Children's and Girls' Clothes", by Clark's O. N. T. Thread Company, Newark, NJ
.04A-B. Box

Material:

Metal
Steel
Paper

Dimensions:

H-6.25 W-7 D-3.5 inches

Provenance:

Purchased at auction of Gove estate, Wentworth, NH.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Society Purchase

Subjects:

Sewing machines, Toys