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The style of the head changed very little during these years (see figs
26 and 27) Both a table style with iron legs and a cabinet model were made: the head was usually ht In 1861, the colass presser foot, patented on March 5 of that year by J L Hyde The presser foot was made of metal but shaped like an open [?] into which was slid a slass allowed the sea and to produce very close-edge stitching It remained a favorite of many women for years In 1876, the new No 8 machine was introduced and a new series of serial numbers was initiated It is, therefore, imperative to know that thethe following list of serial numbers to date the machines, approximately as follows:
_Serial Number_ _Year_
1-200 1851 201-650 1852 651-1449 1853 1450-2205 1854 2206-3376 1855 3377-5586 1856 5587-10177 1857 10178-18155 1858 18156-39461 1859 39462-64563 1860 64564-83119 1861 83120-111321 1862 111322-141099 1863 141100-181161 1864 181161-220318 1865 220319-270450 1866 270451-308505 1867 308506-357856 1868 357857-436722 1869 436723-519930 1870 519931-648456 1871 648457-822545 1872 822546-941735 1873 941736-1034563 1874 1034564-1318303 1875 1138304-1247300 1876
Records of the second series of serial nu froure 130--WHITE SEWING MACHINE Although the White sewing machines date from 1876, Tho machines for many years prior to this White is known to have been associated with Barker in the manufacture of the Brattleboroone of the several New England anorganizations In 1876, the White Sewing Machine Company was formed and machines were sold under the White name
The machine illustrated is a standard lockstitch -machine table and operated by a treadle The small handle was used to start the wheel, and thus the stitching operation, in the forward direction Thispatents: ”Mar 14, 1876, May 2, 1876, Oct 24, 1876, Jan 16, 1877, Mar 20, 1877, Mar 27, 1877,” which are prie W Baker
The machines of the 1870s may be dated approximately as follows:
_Serial Number_ _Year_
1-9000 1876 9000-27000 1877 27001-45000 1878 45001-63000 1879
(Sure 131--WILLcox AND GIBBS SEWING MACHINE, serial number 296572, of about 1878 From 1857 to the turn of the century, the style of the Willcox and Gibbs sewing
39) It was the most popular and the most reliable of the many chainstitch machines In addition to the basic n of the sewing-machine head in 1860 In the specifications, he described it as an open ring set on a base or pedestal The lower part of the open section supported the cloth plate
The design of the head, intentionally or not, formed a perfect letter G, the initial of the inventor Later the machine head as a letter G was incorporated into the coranted to Jan and to Charles Willcox for mechanical improvements
It has not been possible to secure inforh the 1920s to aid in datingyears, however, the machines may be dated approximately as follows:
_Serial Number_ _Year_
1-10000 1857 10001-20000 1858 20001-30000 1859 30001-40000 1860 40001-50000 1861 50001-60000 1862 60001-70000 1863 70001-80000 1864 80001-90000 1865 90001-100000 1866 100001-115000 1867 115001-130000 1868 130001-145000 1869 145001-160000 1870 160001-190127 1871 190128-223766 1872 223767-239647 1873 239648-253357 1874 253358-267879 1875 267880-279637 1876
Although the Willcox and Gibbs company is still in existence, for the past several decades the company has li machines rather than family machines
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[Illustration: Figure 132--ILlustRATION frohts A-machine stitches in use by 1882 are as follows:
SINGLE THREAD
1 Running stitch
2 Back stitch
3 Fast stitch
4 Chainstitch