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Singer Sewing Machine
1853
The Iron Seamstress
Isaac Merritt Singer submitted this commercial Singer sewing machine in 1853 with improvements as his patent model. The patent claims were for the methods of feeding the cloth, regulating the tension on the needle thread, and lubricating the needle thread so that leather could be sewn. The development of practical sewing machines contributed to the growth of the ready-made clothing industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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Gift of the Singer Manufacturing Company, 1960 |
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Patented, May 30, 1853; patent number, 10975 |
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Isaac Merritt Singer, born October 27, 1811, Pittstown, NY; died July 23, 1875, Torquay, Devon, England |
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