Sewing machine attachment
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- OBJECT TYPE
- foot/zigzag
- DATE
- 1939
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1693.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Singer Sewing Machine Co.
- MODEL
- 121706
- LOCATION
- United States of America
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 3
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- all metal
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 10.0 cm
- Width
- 2.8 cm
- Height
- 5.5 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
- Believed used mid-1930s+
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Produces zigzag line of machine stitching in order to cover a raw cut edge on fabric, create decorative pattern of stitching, etc. - Technical
-
Well-made, sturdy attachment was simple to fix to most Singer sewing machines, and produced a clean, uniform pattern of zigzag stitching. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- "121706/ COMPLETE/ [Singer logo] / U.S.A." incised in surface.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Bright silver metal finish on most surfaces; selected components have blued finish.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Singer Sewing Machine Co., Sewing machine attachment, after 1939, Artifact no. 1995.1693, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1995.1693.001/
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