Machine, Sewing

Object number2014.23.1

Manufacturer The Free Sewing Machine Company

Manufacturer Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (1886 - 1945)

Datec. 1950

MediumWood; metal; glass

Credit LineGift of Mary Rose Martinelli.

DescriptionWooden sewing cabinet table.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 31 × 31.25 × 19 in. (78.7 × 79.4 × 48.3 cm)
Inscriptions"DE LUXE ROTARY"
Marks"WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC & MEG. CO. / 110 VOLTS D.C. OR A.C. - 25 TO 60 CYCLES / W / 35 / STYLE NO 577800-8 / EAST SPRINGFIELD WORKS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS., U.S.A." "MANUFACTURED BY / THE / FREE SEWING / MACHINE CO. / ROCKFORD, ILL. / U.S.A." "AAE25557"
Historical NotesWestinghouse sewing machine and cabinet belonging to Albert Martinelli. Albert was born in 1900 and started working for Westinghouse at 17 years old. He eventually became the foreman of the printing department in Trafford. While working for Westinghouse he played in the company baseball league. The sewing machine was acquired while he worked at Westinghouse and was collected because it represents a later machine than we currently have in the collection. Martinelli died in 1950.

Previous owner Albert Martinelli

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