General Information

Serial #

23475

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOODEN CABINET; IRON AND STEEL MACHINE COMPONENT

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

68.0 cm

Width

43.0 cm

Height

76.0 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

Jones

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Manchester

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1930-1950

Canada

TYPE OF SEWING MACHINE USED IN A CANADIAN HOUSEHOLD

Function

MECHANICALLY JOINS OR ALTERS FABRIC AND OTHER MATERIALS, USING THREAD.

Technical

AN EARLY MODEL OF AN ELECTRIC SEWING MACHINE WITH A KNEE CONTROL LEVER AND AN INCORPORATED LAMP. JONES CO. FOUNDED BY WILLIAM JONES IN 1859 TO BUILD SMALL STEAM ENGINES. IN 1869, HE WAS GRANTED A BRITISH PATENT FOR A SEWING MACHINE OF HIS OWN DESIGN. AFTER WW II THEY RE-ORGANIZED WITH BROTHER INDUSTRIES OFJAPAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

MFG'S PLATES: 'JONES SEWING MACHINE CO. LTD./ GUIDE BRIDGE NR. MANCHESTER, MADE IN ENGLAND''H.P. 1/30 VOLTS 100/110/ TYPE UNIV PHASE 1/ 25/60 WATTS 55 NO. K39355/ TO OIL MOTOR BEARINGS/ RAISE LUBRICATOR CAPS AND WITH/ OIL CAN PUT ONE OR TWO DROPS/ INTO EACH LUBRICATED CUP''23475'/ DECALS ON MACHINE HEAD: 'JONES [2 TIMES]/ - BRITISH-/ C.B.'/ STAMPED ON KNEE CONTROL: 'PAT'D 1777988'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE. VARIOUS SEWING FEET FOUND IN DRAWER NOT JONES, BUT MAINLY GREIST, USA.

Finish

CABINET STAINED AND VARNISHED/ MACHINE HEAD AND PLATFORM BLACK GLOSS PAINT WITH GOLD TRIM

Decoration

SEWING MACHINE BASE PLATE TRIMMED AROUND EDGE WITH GOLD FLORAL PATTERN