Sewing Machines | Historical Trade Literature in Smithsonian Collections
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Standard Company Name: St. John Sewing Machine Company
Company Name: St. John Sewing Machine Co.
Title: [Trade card featuring St. John sewing machine models, No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 plus cabinet case]
Imprint: [between 1870 and 1883]
Pages: 2
Notes: Format: Trade cards
Descriptive Notes: Illustrations of 4 sewing machines and their prices and their outstanding qualities; all illustrations fold into handy small booklet of 4 sections.
Smithsonian Location: NMAH. Archives Center. Warshaw. Box: 4 ; Folder 1 (about locations)
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Record Number: 4875

Standard Company Name: St. John Sewing Machine Company
Company Name: St. John Sewing Machine Co.
Title: [Trade card featuring the Royal sewing machine mode by the St. John Company]
Imprint: [between 1870 and 1883]
Pages: 2
Notes: Format: Trade cards
Descriptive Notes: Trade flier expounding the attributes of this sewing machine; runs backward and forward; high arm, self setting needle, no holes to thread in machine or shuttle.
Smithsonian Location: NMAH. Archives Center. Warshaw. Box: 4 ; Folder 1 (about locations)
Display Scanned Item: No images available (about image availability)
Record Number: 4878

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