Isaac Merritt Singer was a colourful kind of chap. He was born in Pittstown, New York, in 1811, and left school at the age of 12. After working in various unsatisfying careers, he decided to follow ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New ...
Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...
This sewing machine was one of the first ever manufactured by Singer. Singer sewing machines was founded by Issac Singer in 1850. This model was manufactured in 1865 in Singer's factory, New York. The ...
The Singer sewing machine was so revolutionary that even Mahatma Gandhi, who eschewed all other machines, made an exception for it. After learning to sew on a Singer in a British jail, Gandhi called ...
In 1850, it was said that the person who built a better sewing machine could make a fortune. Isaac M. Singer made a fortune by creating a product so successful that his name is still identified with ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New ...
This sewing machine was one of the first ever manufactured by Singer. Singer sewing machines was founded by Issac Singer in 1850. This model was manufactured in 1865 in Singer's factory, New York. The ...