Sewing Machines: Historical Trade Literature in Smithsonian Collections

Digital Collection
Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Washington, D.C.
First Published 2000, Updated Irregularly

Introductory essays by:
Nancy E. Gwinn
Director, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Rhoda S. Ratner
National Museum of American History Library, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Barbara Suit Janssen
Museum Specialist, Textile Collection
Natural Museum of American History

John Fleckner
Director, Archives Center
National Museum of American History

Site design by Nicole Van Doren

Special thanks is given to the following for their work on this project:

Krisi Santilla (inventory of trade catalog collection and much more)
Christine Winkler (assistance with the inventory of trade catalog collection)
John Lee Curtis (assistance with the inventory of trade catalog collection)
Betty Spungen (assistance with the inventory of trade catalog collection)
Amy Begg DeGroff (assistance with the project inception)

Partial funding for this project was provided by The Research Library Group as part of the RLG Cultural Materials Content Development program for the History of Science and Technology.

Digital imaging information:
Epson Expression 800 flatbed scanner at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries Imaging Center

Images stored as TIFFs. High resolution web images reduced to 72-96 dpi and rescaled to 750-1000 pixels on the short side.