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Machine, Sewing

2012.121.297a-d

Name
Machine, Sewing
History Category
Significant Dates
1969-1975
Description
Sewing Machine
(a) Cream coloured steel and plastic body; silver coloured bobbin winder top right; silver coloured pressure regulator dial top left; two silver coloured spool pins, back right; 2 piece silver coloured thread regulator, front and back top left; silver coloured take up lever, front left; 2 silver coloured thread guides front left in a rectangular indention; silver coloured tension control dial, front left with a repeating pattern of 4 ridges around the side, on the front of the dial is a yellow colored center with a red coloured arrow and around the outside are blue colored engraved numbers, 0 to 9, around the side are a wire tension spring and silver coloured tension block; silver coloured needle; raised plastic front, cream coloured plastic on the edge and blue coloured plastic in the center front; silver coloured stitch selection dial, center front with ridged edges; silver coloured needle position regulator top right front; silver colour length selector dial with cream coloured center and reverse button; clear coluored plastic presser foot; silver coloured dog feed; silver coloured needle plate; cream coloured steel flat bed; three white coloured square buttons on a raised silver coloured base with red coloured engraved writing, "EMBR, SILK, NORM", below the buttons; cream coloured steel hand wheel; stitch length dial handle missing (?); red coloured metal label, scalloped ends, gold coloured boarder, gold coloured "Mason" and tow brass colored nails on either end. (b)Top of case: White coloured plastic; machine made; rectangular shape; same material handle on center top; raised ridge before and after the handle; 15 grooves down left and right sides; silver coloured metal toggle latch on either end. (c) Black coloured; machine made; raised presser foot part has machine engraved writing on the top, "UL, registered trademark symbol in a circle, MERCURY ELECTRIC, PRODS. MFG. CORP., CAT NO. 704 FOOT, FOR SEWING MOTORS, RATED 1.2A-115V. AC-DC, OR.
Dimension
Height: 35.0cm | Width: 22.5cm | Length: 45.5cm
Catalogue Number
2012.121.297a-d
Discipline