Hall of Textiles Gallery, Arts and Industries Building - Sewing Machines

Summary

Junior curator Nancy Vaughan adjusts thread in 1851 sewing machine patent model by Isaac Singer at the Museum of History and Technology preview of Hall of Textiles exhibits in the Arts and Industries Building, illustrating the history of the development of the sewing machine. Also in view are early patent models by Elias Howe, John Bachelder, and Allen Wilson.

Subject

• Vaughan, Nancy
• Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)
• Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)
• Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Textiles

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 43, Folder 24, Image No. SIA_000095_B43_F24_005

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1959

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions. Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• No Known Copyright

Topic

• Sewing machines
• Exhibitions
• Museums
• Museum exhibits

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B43_F24_005]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints; 8 x 10;

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