Details

Object type

sewing machine

Artist/Maker

Willcox and Gibbs maker

Place Associated

United States of America, New York, Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co (place associated); England, London (place associated); France, Paris (place associated)

Date

circa 1885

Materials

wood, metal

Dimensions

overall: 280 mm x 320 mm x 220 mm 6261 g

Description

Sewing machine by 'Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co, New York, London Paris'. Consists of an arched mid-section with a rectangular sewing plate at one end and a rotating section at the other, operated via a small turned wooden handle. Painted black with gilt gold decoration.

ID Number

TEMP.27918

Location

In storage