| Standard Company Name: | Domestic Sewing Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Domestic Sewing Machine Company |
| Title: | Domestic. / Star that leads them all. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1869 and 1906], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 8 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Norwalk, OH Models represented: 1, 2, 3, 4. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed picture of each type of Domestic machine. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Domestic : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 64 |
| Standard Company Name: | Erie Sewing Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Erie Sewing Machine Company |
| Title: | Erie Family Sewing Machine. / Manufactured for the company by their employees in New England, embracing a large corps of the most skillful workers in iron and brass to be found in the United States. |
| Imprint: | [1860], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Milan, OH |
| Descriptive Notes: | Ad for Erie Family Sewing machine. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Erie : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 774 |
| Standard Company Name: | Free Sewing Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Free Sewing Machine Company |
| Title: | The Free sewing machine catalogue of sewing machine sundries and supplies; Edition number 10. / Catalog of supplies, accessories and parts for all makes of family machines. |
| Imprint: | 1917, Chicago, Ill, A.D. Weinthrop & Co. |
| Pages: | 41 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Rockford, IL |
| Descriptive Notes: | Prices of tools, parts, needles, shuttles, oil, etc. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Free : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 773 |
| Standard Company Name: | Howe Machine Co. |
| Company Name on Item: | Howe Machine Company |
| Title: | Original Howe sewing machine. / This medallion is embedded in every genuine Howe sewing machine. |
| Imprint: | 1867, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 22 |
| Notes: |
Company address: New York, NY |
| Descriptive Notes: | Pictures of Howe sewing machines; description of sewing techniques. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Howe : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 78 |
| Standard Company Name: | Ideal Stitcher and Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Ideal Stitcher and Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Ideal Stitcher and their applications. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1910 and 1940], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 16 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Racine, WI Models represented: Straight arm, bottom, inverted head, corner, double staple, angle. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Pictures and descriptions of stitches. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Ideal : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 61 |
| Standard Company Name: | James Morrison and Company |
| Company Name on Item: | James Morrison and Company |
| Title: | Morrison Perfection wire stitching machine no. 5-A. / Perfection by name; perfection in performance. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1900 and 1934], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Niagara Falls, NY Model represented: 5-A. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Picture of machine and description of features. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: J.L. Morrison : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 77 |
| Standard Company Name: | James Morrison and Company |
| Company Name on Item: | J.L. Morrison Company |
| Title: | Morrison Perfection foot power bottom stitcher. / Product of Harris Seybold Potter. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1910 and 1940], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Niagara Falls, NY |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of features of Morrison Stitcher. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: J.L. Morrison : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 60 |
| Standard Company Name: | Priscilla Needlework Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Priscilla Needlework Company |
| Title: | Catalogue of Priscilla fancy work designs. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1901 and 1909], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 52 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Boston, MA Model represented: New Priscilla. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Catalog of needlework designs with prices and descriptions. Sewing machine coupon on image 53. New Priscilla sewing machine on image 54. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Priscilla : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 65 |
| Standard Company Name: | Priscilla Needlework Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Priscilla Needlework Company |
| Title: | Catalog of Priscilla fancy work designs. / Fall and winter 1916-1917. |
| Imprint: | 1916, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 52 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Boston, MA |
| Descriptive Notes: | Contains pictures/descriptions of needlework products. Ads for sterling and other needlework supplies. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Priscilla : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 66 |
| Standard Company Name: | Sears, Roebuck and Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Sears, Roebuck and Company |
| Title: | Directions for using the new silent and light running Burdick sewing machine and the attachments. / Sears, Roebuck, and Company. |
| Imprint: | [between 1900 and 1920], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 22 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Chicago, IL |
| Descriptive Notes: | Manual on sewing techniques and machine parts. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Sears Roebuck : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 37 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Lists of Singer sewing machines. / with prices, descriptions, and other information in relation to them |
| Imprint: | [1863-], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 200 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed descriptions and photos of sewing machines. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 2 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 72 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Catalogue of Singer sewing machines, illustrating their construction, their variety, and their special uses by manufacturers. |
| Imprint: | [1863-], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 214 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ |
| Descriptive Notes: | Pictures and descriptions of singer factory, machine tools, sewing process; numerical catalog of singer sewing machines for manufacturing. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 1 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 74 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Catalogue of Singer sewing machines for family use. |
| Imprint: | 1893/5, New York, N.Y., Straus & Klee |
| Pages: | 37 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Models represented: VS2, IF, chain stitch. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Map of World's Columbian Exposition; color plates featuring people in native dress from various countries, including: Servia; Hungary (Austria-Hungary); Sweden; Bosnia (Austria-Hungary); Norway; India; Japan; Zululand, etc. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 38 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | List of Singer sewing machines with prices, descriptions, and other information in relation to them. |
| Imprint: | 1905/9/18, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 227 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Models represented: class 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, ,29, 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 69, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed descriptions and prices of sewing machines for industrial use. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 50 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 31-62. / Two needles; alternating pressers for cloth. |
| Imprint: | 1910, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 31-62. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of features and pictures of model 31-62 industrial sewing machine. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 70 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 45k1 for heavy textiles. |
| Imprint: | 1914, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 45k1. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Picture and description of 45K1. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 53 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 45k21 for heavy textile and leather work. |
| Imprint: | 1915, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 45k21. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Picture and description of 45k21. Singer shop locations. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 55 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 96-10. / Gear driven rotary hook high speed lock stitch for medium and heavy weight fabrics. |
| Imprint: | 1915, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 96-10. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no. 96-10; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 43 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 7-34 for stitching awnings, mail bags, tents, horse collars, etc. |
| Imprint: | 1915, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 7-34. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no. 7-34; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 31 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 31-19 for stitching enameled and plain fabrics; also for general work in light weight leather. |
| Imprint: | 1915, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 31-19. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no. 31-19; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 48 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 31-15 (lock stitch) for use in the manufacture of clothing and general stitching of textiles. |
| Imprint: | 1915, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 31-15. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of number 31-15; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 24 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 16-41 (alternating pressers) for general work in cloth and leather. |
| Imprint: | 1916, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 16-41. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of machine (no. 16-41); list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 25 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 16-88 for general work in cloth and leather. |
| Imprint: | 1916, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 16-88. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Picture and description of no. 16-88. Singer shop locations. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 54 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 112w115 for two line lock stitching in the manufacture of corsets, clocks, and clothing generally. |
| Imprint: | 1917, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 112w115. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of 112w115; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 44 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machines of class 42 (lock stitch) for stitching leather; also for stitching canvas, carpet, plush, matting, etc. |
| Imprint: | 1917, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Models represented: Class 42, numbers 1-8. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Features of the class 42 industrial machines. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 20 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 11-24 for making eyelets or grommet holes with or without metal rings in canvas or similar heavy fabrics. |
| Imprint: | 1917, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 11-24. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no. 11-24; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 27 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 21w180. / Compound feed for stitching medium weight fabrics. |
| Imprint: | 1918, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 21w180. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no 21w180; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 29 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 11-30 (cylinder bed) two needles and two shuttles for stitching rubberized materials in the manufacture of aeroplanes and balloons. |
| Imprint: | 1918, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 11-30. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of machine no. 11-30 on column stand 56688 with motor S.A. 31; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 30 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 11-33 (cylinder bed). / Feed up the cylinder, alternating pressers for general work in canvas or leather including the stitching of heavy tubular articles. |
| Imprint: | 1918, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 11-33. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of machine no. 11-33 on column stand 14685; list of Singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 42 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 52w100; post bed and long arm for work on dirigible balloons; also for stitching heavy fabrics. |
| Imprint: | 1918, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 52w100. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of no 52w100; list of singer shops. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 26 |
| Standard Company Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Singer Manufacturing Company |
| Title: | Singer machine no. 55-3, elastic chain stitch for stitching bags for coal, grain, mail, ballast, etc. |
| Imprint: | 1920, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Elizabeth, NJ Model represented: 55-3. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of machine no. 55-3, and electric motors available for it; Singer shop list. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Singer : Folder 3 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 36 |
| Standard Company Name: | Standard Sewing Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Standard Sewing Machine Company |
| Title: | 1895; the Standard Sewing Machine Company. / Catalogue of Standard sewing machines for steam and foot power. |
| Imprint: | 1895, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 58 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Cleveland, OH Models represented: B, D, ruffling, zig-zag, twin needle, cylinder, bar tacking, button, chain stitch. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Description of each machine and its main features. Includes machines for manufacturing and domestic use. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Standard : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 14 |
| Standard Company Name: | Tennis Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Tennis Company |
| Title: | Price list. / Best soft and silk finish unbleached thread and bobbins. |
| Imprint: | [between 1870 and 1899], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 1 |
| Notes: | Agent information: August H. Tennis; 26 Union Square, NY |
| Descriptive Notes: | Advertisement for bobbins and threads; includes prices. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Tennis : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 1822 |
| Standard Company Name: | Tennis Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Tennis Company |
| Title: | Directions for the use of the Tennis Book stitching machine. |
| Imprint: | [Between 1870 and 1899], [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 11 |
| Notes: |
Company address: New York, NY Agent information: Augustus H. Tennis |
| Descriptive Notes: | Directions for use of Tennis book stitching machine. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Tennis : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 11 |
| Standard Company Name: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Title: | Manual of athletic underwear manufacture. |
| Imprint: | 1921, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 66 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Chicago, IL 7400, 12000, 11500, 15400A, 8300. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed descriptions of material, thread, number of stitches to inch, etc. of each type of underwear. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Union : Folder 2 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 8 |
| Standard Company Name: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Title: | Manufacture of shoe uppers. / A book of reference for the fitting of shoes. |
| Imprint: | 1923, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 237 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Chicago, IL |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed chapters on manufacture of shoe uppers of different types of shoes. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Union : Folder 2 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 9 |
| Standard Company Name: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Union Special Machine Company |
| Title: | Manufacture of shoe uppers. / A book of reference for the fitting of shoes. |
| Imprint: | 1923, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 237 |
| Notes: |
Company address: Chicago, IL |
| Descriptive Notes: | Detailed chapters on manufacture of shoe uppers of different types of shoes. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Union : Folder 1 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 10 |
| Standard Company Name: | Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Company |
| Company Name on Item: | Willcox and Gibbs Sewing Machine Company |
| Title: | Illustrated description and price list of the Willcox and Gibbs silent sewing machine. / With a brief outline of its history and that of preceding inventions. |
| Imprint: | 1870, [S.l.], [s.n.] |
| Pages: | 80 |
| Notes: |
Company address: New York, NY Models represented: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8. |
| Descriptive Notes: | Price list, instructions on sewing techniques and part list. |
| Physical Location: | Smithsonian Institution Libraries. Box: Willcox and Gibbs : Folder 0 |
| Item Image Available: | Display Scanned Item: 39 |