رقم الكائن
81/31
المنشيء
الوصف
A Singer sewing machine, model number 47W69, serial/production number W1196921, made in the USA. The machine was intended for industrial use. It is designed to sew leather and the small cylinder bed will go inside tubular articles, so items like binocular cases can be made with it. The machine is black with decorations in gold paint. Part of the Barnett Collection (81/25-81/143) which illustrates the history of the sewing machine. Nothing is known about this machine's specific history.
الوصف المادي
1 sewing machine: metal
تاريخ أرشيفي
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Sewing machine // Accession number: 81/31 // Classification: // Negative number: // Acquisition method: // Acquired from, date: Barnett Collection // Store: // Condition: // Recorder, date: DJE, 22.7.81 // Description: Singer sewing machine 47W69. // Made in USA // Dimensions: // Associated information: Parts for the 47W class appear in the Industrial Catalogue 1973-74. // References: Barnett Catalogue No. 75.', Citation in publication [E.J. Barnett, ‘Sewing machines: a catalogue of the Barnett collection’ ([Reading]: University of Reading, 1982] - '75 // Singer 47W69 // This has a cylinder bed of very small size which will go inside tubular articles. It is for sewing leather and items like binocular cases can be made with it.' (p.56), Barnett Collection Review (2011) - 'This machine was intended for industrial use. It was made in the USA and features individual part numbers. It also features a production/serial number: W1196921. There is additional information in the accession file.', MERL Miscellaneous note - The sewing machine was arguably the first internationally mass marketed consumer good, and the Singer Manufacturing Company was predominantly responsible for this. Founded by travelling showman Isaac Singer in 1851, the American company flourished not because of its technical expertise but due to its innovative advertising and purchasing options. Notably, it invented hire purchase and part exchange. Its factory in Clydebank, Scotland, was one of the largest in the world, and produced machines not only for the UK but also globally. By 1912, 90% of sewing machines purchased outside the USA were Singer machines. Singer was the seventh largest company in the world at this time. [Added by Tim Jerrome for the Barnett project, 2022], Research visitor Mark Boswood, November 2022 - Described as an 'industrial boot patcher'., MERL Miscellaneous note - From TR BNT P2/B285: The 47w69 has a foot operated pedal for tacking or back stitching when seam reinforcement is necessary. Knife hones were available on order, as well as a work plate for converting cylinder to flat bed. It was specifically made for stitching gussets in leather articles. The reversible feed is marked as a special feature. [Added by Tim Jerrome for the Barnett project, 2023]
مكان الإنتاج
United States of America
اسم الكائن
مادة
الأبعاد
- Length 410 mm
- Width 195 mm
- Height 365 mm