Florence Sewing Machine

1865
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Overview

Early American wood and cast iron treadle sewing machine.
38 page instruction manual

Historical information

Based in Cleveland, Ohio, A.G. Mason Sewing Machine Company manufactured sewing machines from the 1880s to about 1916. After the original Florence Sewing Machine Company went bankrupt in the late 1870s, Mr Mason apparently acquired the company in the early to mid 1880s. This new company, doing business as the Florence Machine Company and located in Florence, Massachusetts, manufactured sewing machines based on White models.

Like many of the smaller manufacturers, A.G. Mason seems to have concentrated on making sewing machines for department stores and other retailers. Models sold by the company included the Defender, Wilson, Crown, Queen, New Queen and Florence. In the early 1900s, the company apparently moved its operation to Cleveland, Ohio, and was renamed the A.G. Mason sewing Machine Company. In 1916, the company was purchased by the Domestic Sewing Machine Company which itself later merged with the White SM Co. in the 1920s

--From The Encyclopedia of Antique Sewing Machines, 3rd Edition

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Registration number
cwa-org-124-2020.910
Item type
Material
Width
480 mm
Height or length
700 mm
Depth
650 mm
Keywords
Place made
Ohio
Clevelnd
United States
Year
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