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Sewing machine

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Collection Type

  • Tools and equipment

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-25533

Description

Cast iron sewing machine on rectangular wood table top w/ cast iron treadle base w/ elaborate decorative scroll work.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sewing machines (equipment)
casting (process)
iron (metal)
metal
wood (plant material)
Iron
Unidentified Metal
Slip Cast
MACHINE, SEWING

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

37.5 x 40 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.46

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