Domestic object - Sewing Machine & case, Singer Sewing Machine Company, 1920

Physical description

Sewing machine, hand operated, black with decorative painted patterning in green, red and gold in wood case. On top in Old English print "The Singer Manufacturing Co". Gold discs on front and back with the Singer Trade Mark. Decorative silver swivel cover plate over machine's workings at back of machine. Has small green instructions booklet called "Instructions For Using Singer Machines No 127 and 128." Also wooden base has compartment space for various alternative machine "shoes". Dated 1920

Inscriptions & markings

"THE SINGER MACHINE CO. TRADE MARK" plaque on front and back of machine. "The Singer Manufacturing Co." in gold lettering across top of machine. "SINGER" in gold lettering across the front.

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