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Description

Rectangular tinplate advert for Singer. The logo or trademark of the company is marked in red, the S as well as a gold circle, with the trademark, which is hidden by rust. The advert is green, with an embossed red S that runs throughout, featuring, in white, Arabic. The S is wrapped around the image of a what appears to be a European women sewing. The women wears… View more about description

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Arabic

Transcription

makinat khiyata singer al-haqiqeya

English description

Translation: Authentic Singer sewing machine Content: ماكنة خياطة سنجر الحقيقية

Translations (1)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-2024-08-06
Authentic Singer sewing machine

Connections

Found at Cairo (city)

Cross-references (2)

  • BM-Object Y_EA87601 tier-2
  • BM-Registration 2016,1004.83 tier-2
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