Singer Sewing Machine

Object/Artifact

Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

Name/Title

Singer Sewing Machine

Entry/Object ID

1999.09.01

Description

A black, metal crank Singer sewing machine most likely from the 1900 - 1910. Has a wooden base and metal crank on the side. "SINGER" is written in gold on both sides on the top of the machine. Has a gold sticker that has Singer Manufacturing Co. logo on it. There is gold lacy weaves on the machine.

Collection

Sewing and Knitting Machine and accessories Collection

Cataloged By

Harrison, Kelly

Made/Created

Date made

1900 - 1910

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker's Mark: Singer Sewing Machine Co.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Machine, Sewing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Machine, Needlework

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Needleworking Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Textileworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Sewing machines

Dimensions

Height

11-1/2 in

Width

8 in

Length

17-1/4 in

Material

Metal, brass, Wood

Location

Shelf

Shelf 121

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Date

November 7, 2023

Location

Shelf

VI-4, VI-4

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Moxley, Matthew

Date

March 15, 2011

Location

Shelf

126, 126

Room

Collections Room

Building

M.V.T.M.

Moved By

Moxley, Matthew

Date

March 15, 2011

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Cotter, Ellen Status Date: 2022-06-14

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

July 15, 1999

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 16, 2025