Toy sewing machine
Category
Toys
Date
1949 - 1959
Materials
Metal, cardboard, wood, plastic, thread and paper
Measurements
Sewing Machine – 204 mm (length); 110 mm (width); 167 mm (height), Box – 222 mm (length); 130 mm (width); 173 mm (height), Instruction Book - 137 mm (height); 107 mm (width)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663192
Summary
A small sewing machine made for a child along with instruction booklet and box. The sewing machine is made of metal; the frame is predominantly painted red with a cream wheel and sewing platform. The metal mechanism and bolts are silver. The machine is set up for sewing complete with needle and white thread on a wooden bobbin. The machine is powered by a hand-turned wheel with a pink, marbled plastic handle. The machine is accompanied by an instruction book printed on brown paper with 'Junior Model Sewing Machine T.S.L. Product Made in England Instruction [underlined]' printed on the front with the logo of T.S.L. Inside are instructions in English, French, German and Spanish. The sewing machine is stored in a red cardboard box, with a large lid that slides on top of the base, and a brown cardboard 'box' which goes inside to support the sewing machine. There is also a sheet of red cardboard which doesn't match the box. The sewing machine is in a fair condition with only slight chips to the paint, a chip of wood missing from the bobbin and slight rusting to the mechanism. The box, particularly the lid, is scuffed around the edges and split along some edges. Total number of items is 6.