Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

27

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

METAL (INCLUDING IRON & STEEL); OAK CABINET HAS METAL HARDWARE & FITTINGS.

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

57,0 cm

Largeur

50,0 cm

Hauteur

74,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

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Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Technologie domestique

Catégorie

Manoeuvre-tissu

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Williams

Pays

Canada

État/province

Québec

Ville

Montréal

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Inconnu

Période

THIS TYPE OF MACHINE USED C. 1910+. THIS MACHINE NOT USED SINCE 1970S.

Canada

MFD BY WILLIAMS MFG. CO. OF MONTREAL, PQ. (EST'D IN 1861; INCORPORATED 1872), ONE OF KEY-PLAYERS IN MONTREAL'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AT THE END OF THE 19TH C.. ORIGINALLY MFRS OF TOOLS & MACHINERY, THE CO. BEGAN MFG HOWE AND SINGER PATTERN SEWING MACHINES IN THE EARLY 1870S, & CONTINUED TO OPERATE UNTIL 1920S. (REF.1)

Fonction

TO MECHANICALLY JOIN OR ALTER FABRIC, USING THREAD.

Technique

EXAMPLE OF FREE TREADLE LOCK-STITCH SEWING MACHINE, HOUSED WITHIN ELABORATE OAK CABINET. FEATURES NOVEL LOCKING DEVICE WHICH SECURES BOTH THE MACHINE TABLE TOP WHEN IN USE, AND THE CABINET LID WHEN CLOSED.

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

"NEW WILLIAMS" appears on both sides of machine arm; "MADE IN CANADA" appears above name, on front side only. "NW" applied in goldtone decal on centre of cloth bed. Co. logo appears on access door on machine body. Stitch adjustment knob incised "SHORTEN" & "LENGTHEN", with directional arrows. "PATENTED/ JULY 13, 1893/ AUG. 28, 1893" incised on table top lock. "PATENTED/ 1910" stencilled on locking mechanism for cabinet top & table. Stencilled 18-inch rule applied to front top edge of working surface of cabinet. "NEW WILLIAMS" cast in treadle.

Manque

APPEARS COMPLETE.

Fini

OAK CABINET HAS BEEN STAINED & VARNISHED. BLACK ENAMEL FINISH APPLIED TO MOST SURFACES OF SEWING MACHINE, SAVE SELECTED COMPONENTS, AND TO TREADLE AND DRIVE MECHANISM. ELABORATE GOLDTONE & OTHER DECALS.

Décoration

ELABORATE SCROLLING VINE & LEAF, AND ABSTRACT GEOMETRIC PATTERNS DECORATE MACHINE HEAD, ARM, BODY & CLOTH PLATE. HEART-SHAPED COVER ON MACHINE BODY BEARS ELABORATE INCISED CO. LOGO, WITH SCROLLING VINES & LEAVES. "NW" ALSO APPLIED IN GOLDTONE DECAL TO CENTRE OF CLOTH BED. CARVED PATTERN OF LAUREL LEAF CROWN HAS BEEN APPLIED TO FRONT OF CABINET. ELABORATE CAST OPENWORK TREADLE FEATURES MODEL NAME BORDERED BY BAND LOOPS.