Portable; Electric Sewing Machine
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- Date
- 1948 – 1954
- Material
- wood; faux leather; fibre; metal; plastic; paint
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1042 a-g
- Description
- (a) A black wooden case covered with faux leather and lined with fabric. It has a handle for carrying and a hinged lid with two silver clasps that lock but there is no key Near the handle there is a blue and white mailing label affixed with clear plastic tape. FROM in blue and written in pen D. Boy…
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- Title
- Portable; Electric Sewing Machine
- Date
- 1948 – 1954
- Material
- wood; faux leather; fibre; metal; plastic; paint
- Dimensions
- 29.0 x 20.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- (a) A black wooden case covered with faux leather and lined with fabric. It has a handle for carrying and a hinged lid with two silver clasps that lock but there is no key Near the handle there is a blue and white mailing label affixed with clear plastic tape. FROM in blue and written in pen D. Boyce 216 St. Julien Rd. Banff phone 762-2473 and TO International Sewing Machine 1817 Centre St. North Calgary Singer Sales & Service Phone 277-5355The case contains:(b) a sewing machine (c) a hard plastic plug (that is inserted into the machine) with two black cords held together by black tape: one to plug into an electrical socket (has a piece of beige tape wound around it) the other is attached to the foot pedal(d) a spool of beige thread that is threaded through the machine(e) a bobbin with red thread (f) a green, red, with black lettering, instruction book for Portable Electric Sewing Machine 221-1(g) a beige repair tag for the customer: Mrs. J. Boyce(h) an empty green, red with white printing SINGER, oil can without a top
- Subject
- households
- Boyce
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Joan Boyd for Dorothy Boyce (Estate), Banff, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.1042 a-g
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