1857 - James E. A. Gibbs Sewing Machine Patent Model
date: label: Date made
content: 1857
label: Date made
content: January 20, 1857
name: label: maker
content: Gibbs, James E. A.
label: maker
content: Gibbs
notes: label: Description
content: James E. A. Gibbs of Millpoint, Virginia, and of Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Company. Improvement in Sewing Machines, Patent Model. Patent Number 16,434 - Issued January 20, 1857.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Sewing Machines
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T06141.000
label: catalog number
content: T06141.000
label: accession number
content: 89797
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sewing Machine Patent Model
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 6 in x 5 in; 15.24 cm x 15.24 cm x 12.7 cm