Hem marker tool

Object/Artifact

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Waterperry Museum

Hem marker tool

Hem marker tool

Name/Title

Hem marker tool

Entry/Object ID

2025.1.640

Description

Square wooden stick with an adjustable brass slider, which will stay in place as required.

Context

The hem marker would be used by professional dressmakers, seamstresses, and tailors as well as by crafts people at home. The hem marking stand is an example of tools used during the 1900s in the garments and furnishings trades as well as for domestic purposes. Since that time the tool has evolved into a more efficient design that makes home sewing easier.

Category

Clothing, Domestic, Tools

Acquisition

Accession

2025.1

Source or Donor

Gordon Dempster

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Dimensions

Length

420 mm

Weight

148 g

Dimension Notes

10 mm square

Location

* Untyped Location

C93