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- The Singer Sewing Machine, 1929-1930 -
- 1851-1930
- Collections - Artifact
The Singer Sewing Machine, 1929-1930
- Hand-Sewing Needles Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1940-1969 -
- 1940-1969
- Collections - Artifact
Hand-Sewing Needles Used by Susana Allen Hunter, 1940-1969
- Singer Sewing Machine, 1881 - Before the sewing machine, making clothing was a time-consuming task. By hand, sewing a shirt took about 14 hours; with a machine, a little over an hour. Isaac Singer developed the first practical sewing machine for home use in the 1850s. Yet it was the Singer company's marketing strategies--an installment plan, advertising aimed at women, and foreign sales-- that would be its greatest innovation.
- 1881
- Collections - Artifact
Singer Sewing Machine, 1881
Before the sewing machine, making clothing was a time-consuming task. By hand, sewing a shirt took about 14 hours; with a machine, a little over an hour. Isaac Singer developed the first practical sewing machine for home use in the 1850s. Yet it was the Singer company's marketing strategies--an installment plan, advertising aimed at women, and foreign sales-- that would be its greatest innovation.