Singer treadle sewing machine circa 1919. Singer Manufacturing Co. No Y2656052 Has 3 drawers down each side with a flip out drawer. Sewing machine folds down into body of machine.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Mary Joyce Abbott made the quilt in 1972 in Bendigo. The quilt was constructed on Mary’s old Singer sewing machine with knee-action drive. Mary gifted the quilt to her daughter Sandra who used it on her bed for about a decade then retired it when she purchased her first doona. Mary was an excellent seamstress and a very early winner of Melbourne Show quilt prize with two single log cabin style quilts. In the mid-1980s Sandra roughly stitched Mary’s name and the date onto the back of the quilt.The quilt is constructed out of crazy quilt blocks, machine sewn, and made from factory offcuts of velveteen in a kaleidoscope of colours. The top end has squared edges and the bottom end has rounded edges.Mary Abbott \ 1972 (sewn into back of quilt)quilts, textiles, bed, sewing

Used by Miss Alice Mitchell of Stratford. Purchased in 1909 by Miss Mitchell’s mother, and later used by Miss Mitchell who, for the duration of the war, made two pairs of socks, a flannel singlet / shirt and a pair of pyjamas (the last two on this machine), each week, for the entire war. Miss Mitchell lost three brothers and her fiancée in World War I, and was a member of the Red cross for the two world wars, and served the organisation for over 50 years.A Singer treadle sewing machine set in a large table with cast iron legs and stand with the words SINGER on it. There are two wooden drawers on either side. The machine is black and ornamented in gold. The head swings down into the stand, forming a table when not in use.world war 1914-1918

Singer treadle sewing machine circa 1909 by The Singer Manufacturing Co. No F721292. Sewing machine folds down into body of machine. Machine has 3 drawers down each side. and a pull out drawer across the front. Thistles are carved on the wooden ends.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Electric Singer knee action Sewing Machine made by The Singer Manufacturing Co Great Britain. Circa 1950's No EF 508285 Book of instructions included.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village

Black and white photograph of W6 994 in Smith St. Collingwood/Fitzroy, in bound on route 90 to City - Spencer St., picking up passengers at a tram stop. Pole obscuring front of tram. Tram has destination "City Spencer St" and run number "P44" Tram appears to be fairly crowded already. Photo taken c1956 with a number of motor cars in the street including some Holdens. In the background are a number of shop fronts, with signs for "Singer Sewing Machines", "Freddo frogs", "Peters Ice Cream", Davies Hardware, John Cornish. On the side of the photograph is the first part of a Woolworths store front. The address of the John Cornish, Mercer, was 205 Smith St. Fitzroy and Woolworths were at 182 -184 Smith St. Collingwood. See 1968 Sands and McDougal Director of Victoria for Smith St. details.trams, tramways, mmtb, smith st., w6 class, bourke st., tram w6 994

Bendigo Weekly from Friday, June 28, 2002 - Snippets of Bendigo history, the Pall Mall story, part two - by Edith Lunn. Close to the jeweller's shop, we came to Chancery Lane. Many early legal firms had their offices there. Among them were: Quick&Rymer, Luke Murphy&Don and Macoboy&Taylor. A branch of the Bendigo united Friendly Society's Dispensary opened on the corner. Other small business in the walk included a florist, men's hairdresser and a boot and shoes repairer. Moving on there was Betteridge's Agency for the Singer sewing machine company, Wilkinson's photographic studio, Sutton's music shop and Favaloro's cake shop and café the ''Savoy'' was opened in the 1920's. Whitelock and Carter had their men outfitters business in the building, Cocking's was a very popular drapery store. After Cocking's closed down, Stoneman's supermarket opened in the premises. Alongside there was a passageway that led upstairs to the office of Phillip Secher and Son, Accountants and the Bendigo jockey club. Mrs Allan's baby wear business and Lenten's the tobacconist came after and last but not least the Shamrock Hotel enhances Pall Mall. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo weekly

Collection of approximately 74 accounts, 1925 - 1928, and receipts issued to S. A. Bush from various businesses in Bairnsdale and Bendigo. Invoices from: Hartleys, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. W. Rasmussen, for wood Bendigo Timber Co., Mollison Street and Williamson St. J. Kitchen & Sons Limited, Candle and soap manufacturers Stilwells, House furnishers, William Lunn, Painter, Pall Mall, Bendigo.Hargreaves Street, Bendigo W. McWiliams, wood merchant, 15 Milroy Street, Bendigo. Victorian Railways Commissioners, wood carting H.J. Fraser, A.N.A. building, View Street, Bendigo R.O Henderson, Beehive Pty Ltd., Pall Mall, Bendigo F.C. Cross, Furnishing, Andrew's Building, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Albert Bush's Produce Stores, Chaff Mills, Williamson Street, Bendigo. Bendigo Timber Coy. Mollison Street, Bendigo Buckell & Jeffrey, Railway Station, Bendigo C. Button, Carrier, 204 William Street, Bendigo. Furniture packed and stored. (invoice has photo of canvas covered cart. Written on side of cart' Furniture Packed and Stored, The Big Button' . ) W. Irving, House furnishing, 211 Mitchell Street, Bendigo Hartley's Bendigo, Len Shoosmith W. Koska, 297 Williamson Street Albert Bush's Stores, (next St. Paul's Tower) Williamson Street, Bendigo. W.J. Knight, Waggon and Lorry Builder, William Street, Bendigo William Lunn, Bendigo Glass, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees, Bendigo Cockings, Drapers, Pall Mall, Bendigo A. Fraser, 178 Carpenter Street, Bendigo W. Irving, furniture store, 211 Mitchell Street, Bendigo Myers, Pall Mall, Bendigo R.C. Eagle, wood merchant, Barnard Street, Bendigo W. McWilliams, wood merchant. W.H Osborn & Co., 130 Williamson Street, Bendigo Campbell & Connelly & Co., High Street, Bendigo H. McWilliams, cartage contractor, 15 Mitchell (?) Street Bendigo. H. Gray, 257 Barnard Street, Bendigo (Singer Sewing Machines) J.D. Allen, 'Whitehall" Sorrento (accommodation 4 weeks) W. McWilliams, for soil and sand.person, individual, bush collection - personal

Sewing machines were used by some ladies to mend and make clothes for the family as shops were some distance away and bought clothes were much more expensive. The sewing machines were also used to sew items for fund raising e.g.. Church and School fetes.Used in the Kiewa Valley.The machine has a brown wood veneer base and a lid with a metal handle in the centre of the top. There is a long screw that fits in a hole at the top of the lid. The screw can be lifted out and used to open and take off the lid. Inside there is a black metal machine which is fitted onto the wooden base. There is a compartment in the base, right of the wheel of the machine, which holds an instruction manual and a tube of ""Singer" lubricant for electric machines". The light, above the needle is covered by bakelite. A leather belt runs around the wheel on the right to enable the machine to run. There is a foot pedal and an electric cord attached."Singer Manufacturing Company" - gold embossed "No. EL 249 355" - oval disc "99K" - disc "Singer Manfg. Co. - discsewing machine; singer manufacturing company; kiewa valley

The blouse was made in Greece about 1945. The method used to create this fine embroidery was to copy a design from a cross stitch embroidery book guided by fine white tapestry threads tacked onto the yolk; when the design was finished, the embroiderer would pull out each fine white tapestry thread until only the embroidery remained around the yolk of the blouse.Throughout the centuries and up until the 1970s-80s, the women of Ithaca spun, wove, embroidered and knitted. Mothers prepared their daughters' 'glory boxes' trousseau (prikia), weaving bedspreads, rag mats (koureloudes) for everyday use, finer wool rugs for formal use, as well as linen sheets, pillowcases, blankets, towels and tablecloths. Linen was also woven to make the mattress that the young brides would take to their future homes. Mothers also wove and embroidered the fabric for their daughters' underwear and petticoats, nightgowns, etc. Sewing of the garments was also done by hand. The girls embroidered handicrafts using various stitches, they crocheted lace, netted pillows and even linen carpets. The handicrafts were usually embroidered by hand in cross-stitch using linen and cotton fabric. At the time there were merchants who travelled to the villages to sell machine made goods for the trousseaus, but most of the dowries consisted of the beautifully crafted work of the women. In the 30's the SINGER Company came to Ithaca and taught the girls sewing on the machine. A handwoven silk blouse. Colour - ecru. Hand embroidered, hand sewn, very fine white tapestry was tacked round the yolk; a gusset was sewn under each short puff sleeve at the armpit; two-tone hand made silk thread cords were passed through the hollow border of the sleeves and neckline.

This attachment was used by donor . It was a great improvement over hand made buttonholes.A Singer buttonhole attachment used about 1950s. It was attached to ordinary power sewing machines to make button holes. It includes a small metal plate to cover teeth when making button hole and a fairly long slotted screw for attaching plate.Singer 86662 completehandcrafts, equipment

Coloured photograph of the Luke Singer factory in Cook Road, after alterations.luke singer, mitcham, cook road, sewing machines

Black metal sewing machine with gold trim on wooden base. Wooden base has a compartment for cotton, needles, etc. Swing machine has handle on the wheel for operating. Arched Wooden Cover.Singer Singer Manufacturing Co Manufactured in Great Britainsewing, sewing machine, hand-operated, hobby

Annual report of the Association for the Advancement of the Blind outlined activities and events over the year, including withdrawal of the Country Concert Party due to the influenza epidemic, efforts being made to develop a Sewing Guild, continuation of Bark Plaiting to make small baskets, introduction of a French Polishing and Boot Repairing classes, the need for a separate building at Brighton to house the ill and the establishment of fund towards this with a 100 pound donation from the Felton Bequest, and the unfortunate increase in deaths amongst members due to the epidemic including past President T. Lowe, Country Concert Party singer Miss N Gray, and the return from active service of Dr Grey.1 volume of printed material with some illustrationsassociation for the advancement of the blind, annual reports