OBJECT TITLE / NAME

Machine, sewing

MEDIAObject

CREATORThos. Shakespear & Co., 32 Union Street, Birmingham

COLLECTIONHastings-Western Port Historical Society

REG NO.195

DESCRIPTION

Small hand-operated black metal sewing machine with gold decorative work on the machine. It has 4 feet shaped in animal style which are set onto a shallow wooden base. The manufacturer's small oval plate is attached to the base, and there is a decorative gold coloured plate attached to the back of the machine which has etched on it a bust, presumably of William Shakespeare, set above a plaque which reads "not for an ace but for the king". A Tudor style house is set behind the plaque. At the top of the plate are the words "The Shakespear" and at the bottom are the words "The Royal Sewing Machine Co. Birmingham".

SUBJECTS

Household objects, Sewing machines

KEYWORDS

Bingham, Denis, Royal Sewing Machine Co., Birmingham, Thos. Shakespear & Co.