Dorcas lock-stitch domestic sewing machine

Dorcas lock-stitch domestic sewing machine

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Dorcas lock-stitch domestic sewing machine
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Dorcas lock-stitch domestic sewing machine, by Newton Wilson and Co., High Holborn, London, England, 1868

Details

Category:
Textiles Machinery
Object Number:
1868-9
Materials:
cast iron, steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), cotton (fibre), mahogany (wood), ivory and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
overall: 260 x 300 x 155 mm
type:
sewing machine - equipment
credit:
Newton Wilson and Company