Bobbin Winder from the Torchon Lace Company
date: label: date made
content: 1902 - 1919
label: associated date, when made
content: 1902 - 1916
name: label: patent holder
content: Lewis, Sylvester G.
label: maker
content: Torchon Lace Company
notes: label: Description
content: Bobbin winder for winding lace bobbins. It attaches to the wheel of a threadle sewing machine, and the bobbin is inserted in the clamp for winding thread on bobbins. It was sold by mail order by the Torchon Lace Co between approximately 1902 and 1919 for 75 cents.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
topic: label: Subject
content: Lace Making
label: Subject
content: Bobbin Lace
label: Subject
content: Manufacturing
label: Subject
content: metalworking
label: Subject
content: Mail Order
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Lace
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content: Textiles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2016.0048.02
label: accession number
content: 2016.0048
label: catalog number
content: 2016.0048.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: bobbin winder, lace
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 7 in; 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm x 17.78 cm