White sewing machine with manual and accessories (spare bobbins, shuttles, needles) serial No. 1361413, date 1890-1900. Thomas White formed the White Sewing Machine Company of Cleveland, Ohio in 1876, and this vibrating shuttle lock-stitch machine was made in the period 1890-1900. The White company was prominent in the making of steam-powered vehicles in the early 20th century although they continued to manufacture sewing machines until the 1950s.

White sewing machine with manual and accessories (spare bobbins, shuttles, needles) serial No. 1361413, date 1890-1900. Thomas White formed the White Sewing Machine Company of Cleveland, Ohio in 1876, and this vibrating shuttle lock-stitch machine was made in the period 1890-1900. The White company was prominent in the making of steam-powered vehicles in the early 20th century although they continued to manufacture sewing machines until the 1950s.