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Object Name |
Machine, Sewing |
Date |
1910ca |
Subjects |
Sewing Sewing equipment & supplies Sewing machines Machine sewing Families Family Clothing & dress Home economics |
Material |
Cast Iron |
Description |
"IDEAL" cast-iron hand crank portable sewing machine. "Ideal" is not the brandname. The sewing machine was possibly made by the New Home Sewing Machine Co. This machine was gifted to Catherine Petty, who used it to make clothes for her family, including three sons William E. Petty Jr., Clarence A. Petty, and Archibald C. Petty. The original instructions for threading the needle were included in the donation. |
Dimensions |
H-11 W-17.5 D-9 inches |
Collection |
HF100I Sewing Tools & Equipment |
People |
Petty, Catherine Petty, Clarence Adelbert (1905-2009) |
Search Terms |
sewing Sewing machines--History.; machine clothing Family families |
Catalog Number |
2023.003.0001 |
Imagefile |
205\20230030001.JPG |
Credit line |
Gift of Ed Petty in memory of Catherine Petty. |