Object Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2018.0009.0013 |
Object Name |
Machine, Sewing |
Description |
Adjustable Hemmer, Lower Shank Attachment (closed), a rectangular shaped attachment foot for Singer Model 201 Sewing Machine. The head of the attachment is vertical and C-shaped (when looking down from the top). The PR side of the foot is longer than the PL side (making it look like a lopsided rectangle). The shorter PL side has a closing mechanism so that the foot can be adjusted and tightened. An engraved ruler runs from this closing mechanism backward toward the longer side with the measurements of 1 to 8 with half marks indicated between each of the numbers. On the longer side of the attachment is also a round flat screw that can be turned to also lock the desired measurement in place. |
Artist |
Singer |
Date |
1934 |
Provenance |
Donated by: Eugene and Leah Barry's Children-Bettie, Lana, Pauline, Eugene Jr. Roger, Elese, and Steven. Donation date: 12/9/2017 Eugene and Leah Barry were married in November, 1940. Mr. Barry was called to serve in World War II in 1941. He purchased this Singer Sewing Machine for his wife Leah and she sewed dresses after their three young daughters were born. During WWII, flour was purchased in printed cloth sacks. Those sacks were often used to construct clothing. Leah made pinafore dresses for her daughters to attend church. After WWII, Mr. Barry established a very successful business in Colorado Springs, Barry Motor Sales. Tragically he was killed in an auto accident in Kumus, Texas in 1952. Leah remarried and relocated to Arizona. She passed away in 2012. |
Credit line |
Donated by the Children of Leah Barry |