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GHR-KE-1973-00001 Registered

Child’s hand-crank sewing machine

Hartmann Nähmaschinenwerk, Karlsruhe · c. 1882–1897 · Made in Germany

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Identification

Reference
GHR-KE-1973-00001
Object
Child’s hand-crank sewing machineVerified
Category
Machinery, engine or vehicle
Maker
Hartmann Nähmaschinenwerk, KarlsruheVerified
Serial number
Recorded by the registry · not shown publicly
Date
c. 1882–1897Estimated from style, construction or expert opinionEstimate
Made in
Germany
Current location
Malindi, Kenya
Registered
25 May 1973

Physical description

Applicant-submitted

Child’s hand-crank sewing machine by Hartmann Nähmaschinenwerk, with gilt floral decals.

Height
277 mm
Width
313 mm
Depth
185 mm
Weight
5.37 kg

Method: Measured at inspection

Materials
Japanned cast iron with gilt decals, steel, wood
Condition
Poor — Significant damage or missing components.Applicant-submitted
Condition notes
Significant damage and missing components.

Marks and inscriptions

“HARTMANN NÄHMASCHINENWERK · No. ••••”

Provenance and custody history

Unverified claim

before 1914: Custody in this period is not documented. Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society, 1931: Institutional transfer by the current custodian.

The custody history is incomplete

There is a period for which no custodian is documented. Gaps are shown in the timeline rather than filled by assumption.

  1. c. 1882–1897
    Hartmann Nähmaschinenwerk Manufacture · Germany
    Made and numbered ••••.
    EstimateSource: Specialist opinion
  2. before 1914
    Custody not documented Note
    Custody in this period is not documented.
    Unverified claim
  3. 1931
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Transfer · Malindi
    Institutional transfer by the current custodian.
    Applicant-submittedSource: Deed of gift
  4. 1973
    Eldoret Industrial Heritage Society Registration · Malindi
    Entered on the Global Heritage Registry.
    VerifiedSource: Registry decision
Acquired by current custodian
Institutional transfer, 1931Verified

Inspections and verification

No physical inspection has been carried out. Facts marked Verified were confirmed from documentary evidence.