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Singer Sewing Machines (1940)

1940 · Short film · 27 min

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This silent film shows various Singer sewing machine models at work. The Singer Corporation was first established in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with Edward C. Clark. They designed the first practical sewing machine for general use. The film was presented by Singer Manufacturing Company based out of Elizabethport, New Jersey (:09). It is a Tomlin Film (:15). Uniforms in the film were created by Shane Uniform Company based out of Evansville, Indiana (:21). A sewing machine runs a stich line down blue fabric (:45). A 15-90 or 15-91 model is depicted signified by the minimal decals on the machines arm (:54). A room full of female seamstresses works with red fabric (:59). The Model 15M88 appears at (1:22) as a woman tests it by sewing two pieces of fabric together (1:50). This models components are highlighted (3:00). A woman works to sew small garments such as gloves (3:38). The film shows her feet operating the foot pedal (3:59). Pair of women work on garments with light blue fabric next to one another (5:42). Fabric moves through the machine with ease (6:50). A female’s stocking line is highlighted on the back of her legs (7:18). Delicate stocking material is then fed through the machine using the stocking darner (7:29). A card for Hecker’s superlative flour appears at (9:50) as well as Worcester Flake Salt (9:51). A woman works to stich bags of thick material together for flour here (10:02). Another Featherweight model appears; potentially the 222K, at (13:33). The female…

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Running time
27 minutes
Collection
Ephemeral Films

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