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'Flying Man' brand sewing machine

Title

Year/Period

1950s

Region

Singapore

Material

Wood and Metal

Dimension

Object size: H:79 x W:41 x D:85.5 cm

Accession No.

2008-00213

Collection of

National Museum of Singapore

Credit Line

Gift of Mdm. Seah Siew Kim

This ‘Flying Man’ brand sewing machine was donated by Mdm. Seah Siew Kim. She bought it four years after her marriage in 1955 for slightly over $200 and used it to sew clothes for her children. She was advised by her relative to buy this particular brand although during this period the Vesta and Singer brand sewing machines were popular as well.