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Sewing Machine - Peerless, Lock Stitch, Hand Operated, post 1877
Reg. No: ST 025125
- Summary:
- Peerless Lock Stitch Hand Operated Sewing Machine, made post 1877. The machine has a spur wheel drive to increase shaft speed and a cartridge type shuttle bobbin. The latest patent for the machine is 27 March 1877.
- Description:
- Metal sewing machine painted black with gold design and a small oval landscape on plate. Housed inside a wooden box.
- Acquisition Information:
- Donation from C. Middleton, 1961
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 260 mm (Height), 415 mm (Width) |
| Weight: | 11.8 kg (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | Measurement of sewing machine. |
More information
| Tagged with: | sewing machines, household appliances, prima no9 grover baker |
| Themes this item is part of: | Clothing & Textiles Collection, Domestic & Community Life Collection |
| On Display at: | Melbourne Museum |
| Primary Classification: | ART & CRAFT |
| Secondary Classification: | Sewing |
| Tertiary Classification: | sewing machines |
| Manufacturer: | Peerless, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, post 1877 |
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