1876 - Sewing Machine; McLean and Hooper
notes: label: Description
content: McLean and Hooper sewing machine. Cast iron head, front side has a brass medallion: "McLEAN & HOOPER / PATENTED, / MAR. 30. 1869. / AUG. 2. 1870. / SEWING MACHINE", the opposite side has a cast head of a man. The machine sews a two-thread chainstitch. [The later machines would have a brass medallion with "Centennial Sewing Machine" and the same patent dates. The McLean & Hooper name changed to take advantage of the 1876 Centennial celebration.] The round throat plate is stamped 1876. A brass tag stamped 88 is attached to the machine - that number is tied into an old Singer (i.e., donor) numbering system (unknown details). Gold paint highlights the design. (Neg#s 85-14719, 85-14720) [See Centennial sewing machine T.12225 (Neg# 48216-T) serial number 3399 on same place as 1876.]
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Sewing Machines
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Singer Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0584.04
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0584.04
label: accession number
content: 1985.0584
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sewing Machine
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 8 in; 31.75 cm x 11.43 cm x 20.32 cm