Vicker Sewing Machine; Vickers; C1920's; 2008-3191-1
Vicker Sewing Machine
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Donated by:- Mr G Kemp
Has a removable wooden cover. Inside is a Greist Buttonholer attachment in box. The Vicker Sewing Machine was produced from 1917 to 1939 in Crayford, London by the Vickers Company, famous for their WWI Machine Gun and later of course for several aircraft.
The Vickers De Luxe Model was produced in direct competition to the popular German Frister & Rossmann sewing machine and Vickers unabashed aim of destroying the German company`s market share was such a success that Frister & Rossmann survived in name only from the 1920s.
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Date MadeC1920's
Place Made Medium and Materialswood, metal, rubber
Measurements32cm H, 28cm W, 45cm L
Object Type Object number2008-3191-1
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