Inventarnummer
81/75
Titel
The Little Wanzer,
Hersteller
Beschreibung
Please note that this object no longer forms part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection, and so cannot be accessed at our institution.
This is a sewing-machine from the Wanzer Sewing Machine Company called 'The Little Wanzer'. This domestic machine is a shuttle machine and produces the lock stitch. The black metal machine has worn gold decoration and a porcelain handle. The object is part of the Barnett Collection. DEACCESSIONED.
Physische Beschaffenheit
1 sewing machine: metal, ceramic
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN>Part of the Barnett Collection of Sewing Machines // James Nutcombe Barnett was a University of Reading member of staff from 1964, working for the Department of Cybernetics and Engineering, until his death on October 4th 1978. The sewing machines were bequeathed to the university and became part of the Museum of English Rural Life collection in 1981. // The descriptions below include: manufacturer's name, model, use and when available a date. // ... Third Shelf // … 81/75 Wanzer, Gt. Portland St., London, 'The Little Wanzer', c. 1867</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
Bestandsgeschichte
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Institute of Agricultural History) – 'Standard museum name: Sewing machine // Accession number: 81/75 // Classification: // Negative number: // Acquisition method: // Acquired from, date: Barnett Collection // Store: exhibition // Condition: // Recorder, date: JVB. 27.7.81 // Description: Wanzer Sewing Machine Company Ltd sewing machine Gt Portland St. London. 'The Little Wanzer' // 'Time Utilizer' trade mark No. 10619. Patented May 16 and June 17 1867 // Dimensions: // Associated information: 1st prize for family sewing machines awarded to the Company at the Paris Exhibition 1867. 1st prizes York & Dudley 1866, Manchester and Cheltenham 1867. The 'Little Wanzer' is a shuttle machine making the lock stitch, intended for all household sewing, and its portability makes it suitable for dressmakers/seamstresses working at customers' houses. Has a movable needle arm and uses a straight needle. // References: 1) The Ironmonger, January 31 1868, pink pages (not numbered) at end of number, re. the Paris Exhibition. 2) the Ironmonger, June 30 1869 pp 474, 475 (article with illustration).', Citation in publication [E.J. Barnett, ‘Sewing machines: a catalogue of the Barnett collection’ ([Reading]: University of Reading, 1982] – ‘19 // Small lock-stich and two Wanzers [All these small cast iron machines were made in the nineteenth century and worked on the long shuttle principle.]’ (pp. 14), Barnett Collection Review (2011) - 'This machine was made in Canada by Richard Mott Wanzer, who was based in Hamilton, Ontario. This was a popular domestic machine. Wanzer held a contract for all the schools in Ireland.'
Entstehungsort
Canada
Datum
1867 - 1867
Objektbezeichnung
Material
Technik
Format
- Length 325 mm
- Height 235 mm
- Depth 160 mm