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Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur) > Records

Singer Sewing Machine Puzzle Box

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Singer Sewing Machines

c. 1889

Overview

Folding wooden box, blue velvet lining. Box folds open. Metal fittings to store sewing machine attachments. Patented 1889

Historical information

Owned and used by Mary Elizabeth Davis, Wyuna Farm, Bokal, W.A. circa 1930.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-50-24.014

Material

Width

16 cm

Height or length

32 cm

Depth

8 cm

Inscriptions and markings

Patented 1889
February 19

Keywords

SINGER SEWING MACHINE Co

Year

Primary significance criteria

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Well provenanced

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