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Manufactured by:

Singer Corporation, American, founded 1851  Search this

Owned by:

Yvonne Berry DeVigne, American, 1914 - 2004  Search this

Medium:

stainless steel, plastic, rubber, paint, cloth, thread, wire, felt, glass

Dimensions:

9 1/2 × 15 1/4 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 38.7 × 18.4 cm)

Hinged platform raised: 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 7 1/4 in. (24.1 × 29.2 × 18.4 cm)

Type:

sewing machines (equipment)

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Place made:

Elizabethport, Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1938

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Craftsmanship  Search this

Fashion  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gaston L. DeVigne, III in memory of his parents Gaston L. DeVigne, II and Yvonne B. DeVigne

Object number:

2014.272.1.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Crafting-Artistic-Image-making

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f090b0ec-c1c1-48b9-a146-84f001a742fd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.272.1.2

Manufactured by:

Singer Corporation, American, founded 1851  Search this

Owned by:

Mae Reeves, American, 1912 - 2016  Search this

Subject of:

Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

metal and wood

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 39 1/4 × 24 13/16 × 17 1/16 in., 46 lb. (99.7 × 63 × 43.3 cm, 20.9 kg)

Type:

sewing machines (equipment)

Place collected:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1956

Topic:

African American  Search this

Business  Search this

Labor  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mae Reeves and her children, Donna Limerick and William Mincey, Jr.

Object number:

2013.27.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title:

Mae's Millinery Shop Collection

Classification:

Tools and Equipment-Occupational

Exhibition:

Power of Place

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 051

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da926822-6ae1-4c36-99fb-7ec0818a8f0a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.27.1