SEWING MACHINE and accessories

H1990.45.a-l

Sewing Machine and accessories.
[.a] Black painted metal treadle sewing machine in wooden cabinet. There is a gold decorative border around the bed of the machine and 'MODEL II' in a gold triangle on the trunk of the machine below the stitch regulator. 'PEERLESS' is printed on both front and rear below the spool holders. The stitch regulator is marked 'V 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 R'. There is a bobbin winder attached to the wheel and the bobbin, still threaded with white cotton, is beneath the machine bed. The machine is powered by a wide foot pedal with a diamond grid pattern. This engages the main wheel to which a belt is attached, moving an upper wheel and the machine's mechanism. On top, there are 2 spool holders and on the left, a tension control marked 1 through 12. The sewing foot lever is at the rear. On the foot plate under the outline of a needle is 'SYST705'. Underneath the machine, the number '1899200' has been registered and on the back, attached by a large screw, there is a circular metal plate with a snake scale pattern (access to the mechanism?). When not in use the machine folds down into the cabinet but when needed for sewing, the cabinet lid opens to form a work table on one side supported by the opened cabinet door; this door has a deep sided wooden shelf for accessories. Both the back and sides of the cabinet are straight and plain but the front is slightly curved and the edges moulded; the cabinet feet are shaped. Contents of the drawer include:
[.b] Navy coloured belt buckle, plain, rectangular, with 2 long openings through which to thread fabric to make a belt. Type commonly used for school uniforms.
[.c] Home made needle holder of brown woollen blanket edged with red blanket stitching containing 4 hand-sewing needles and 12 sewing machine needles.
[.d] Black, Metal, sewing machine accessory box.
[.e] Soft covered booklet with a woman at a cabinet-style sewing machine on the front cover, and titled 'WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED ON SINGER SEWING MACHINES'. On the lower left hand corner 'K2631'. Booklet claims to show 'BY MEANS OF/ PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS, SOME OF THE DIFFERENT/ STYLES OF WORK WHICH CAN BE EXECUTED WITH THE/ SINGER SEWING MACHINE/ ATTACHMENTS' and offers 'FREE LESSONS...TO ANY LADY CALLING AT THE LOCAL SINGER SHOP'. The stamp of this shop reads '809 HAY ST/ PERTH'. There are coloured illustrations of the ruffler, a 5 stitch ruffler, the tucker, the braider, foot hemmer, adjustable hemmer, edge stitcher (joining lace, piping), a veining foot, binder, embroiderer and the darner. The back cover has the Singer trademark and 'SINGER SEWING MACHINES/ PRE-EMINENT FOR/ HOME DRESSMAKING/ 1000 AD 14 SY'.
[.f] Probably instructions for use of the Peerless machine. The front pages are missing but page 7 is marked 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ..E(use?) OF THE HEART SPOO.../ FOR THE CENTRAL BOBBIN MACHINES'. On the front is an illustration of the bobbin section of a treadle machine and other pages show bobbin and shuttle sections, and instructions for threading and oiling.
[.g] Small, irregular shaped piece of white tailor's chalk.
[.h] Piece of yellow card wound round with lengths of black and pink.
[.i] Small brown envelope, empty, marked in red 'THIS SIDE OUT/ ANTI-CORROSION PAPER/ DON'T DISCARD/ OF THE SINGER COMPANY' and shows part of the Singer trademark. Across this printing in black 'THIS ENVELOPE CONTAINS TWO HOOKS FOR/ SINGER UNIVERSAL/ NEEDLE THREADER/ FORM K5336n'.
[.j] Chart cut from the 'West Australia', 2 Nov 1977, showing the system of sizing for women's wear agreed to by the Standards Association of Australia. Sizes range from 8, 10, 12 to 22, 24, 26 and cite bust, waist and hip measurements. Beneath is the heading 'STANDARDISING SIZES'.
[.K] Cream coloured plastic container with a clear lid printed 'SCHMETZ/ UNIVERSAL/ 130/705H 15X1H' and needle sizes '70 70 80 80 90/ 10/ 10/ 12 12 14'. Enclosed are 5 needles, each marked but indecipherable.
[.l] Spare metal bobbin with unperforated outer edges except for the 2 slits by which to secure the thread when winding is commenced.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1990.45.a-l
Accession Date: 1 Feb 1990

Material

Wood/Wood0 - Whole
Metal/Metal0 - Whole

Measurement

length600mmFolded
length1180mmExtended
height790mmFolded
height1030mmExtended
width462mm
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width37mm
length120mm
width105mm
length138mm
width75mm
height57mm
length97mm
width80mm
length222mm
width137mm

 


 

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