The Singer Sewing Machine changed the way America manufactured textiles, but the invention itself was less important than the company’s innovative business ...

Object Details inventor Singer, Isaac M. Description Sewing Machine Patent Model Patent No. 8,294, issued August 12, 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New York The eighth child of poor German ...

Singer sewing machines were manufactured in Elizabeth for 109 years. photo courtesy of the Singer Sewing Co. Whether they used one that was powered by a treadle or a pedal, there’s a really good ...

Check out Karen Keane's appraisal of a Singer oak-cased sewing machine & table, ca. 1900, in Alaska Native Heritage Center, Hour 2. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free ...

The building is perhaps best known as the former Singer Sewing Machine factory, a historic structure which opened more than 150 years ago.

After the revolution in Mexico (1910-1920), Singer's marketing organization maintained normal operations and even prospered. The company succeeded, in part, by constantly associating the sewing ...

This study examines the Singer Sewing Machine Company's strategies for selling family sewing machines on a global scale. In marketing the sewing machine, the American-headquartered Singer focused on ...

The South Bend community has been home to many great industries over the years, including the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, Studebaker Corp., and the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Singer was founded in ...

A four-alarm fire broke out at an industrial park in Elizabeth, New Jersey, which was once the site of the first Singer Sewing Machine factory in the U.S.