Sewing machine
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cast iron, Paint
Measurements
1580 x 185 mm; 280 mm (Length)
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 552271
Summary
Singer sewing machine - Black painted ferrous metal cast iron legs, crossbar (with singer cut out on) and foot pedal. Wooden top. Metal sewing machine mounted on top. Once driven by treadle, later converted to use electric motor fixed to underside, foot pedal acts as clutch.
Provenance
Purchased as part of Geler Jones Collection in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
'SINGER' 'BRITISH THOMSON HOUSTON RUGBY ENGLAND, A.C. MOTOR TYPE BKS 24 28.....'
Makers and roles
The Singer Manufacturing Co., manufacturer