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Cover of Genius Rewarded, or the History of the Singer Sewing Machine, 1880. American inventor and manufacturer Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) patented his famous sewing machine in 1851
Invention of the Singer sewing machine, 1850 (1880). American inventor Isaac Merrit Singer (1811-1875) adjusting the tension on his sewing machine in a last desperate attempt to make it work in
Benefits of using the Singer sewing machine, 1880. A home and family transformed into models of comfort and smartness by the housewifes industry with the help of the sewing machine invented by Isaac
Isaac Merrit Singers first sewing machine, patented in 1851 (1880). From Genius Rewarded or the Story of the Sewing Machine. (New York, 1880)
Sewing machine by Isaac Merritt Singer, 1880. A woman operating a treadle version of the sewing machine invented by Isaac Merritt Singer (1811-1875) in 1851
Undershot water wheel powering a fulling mill, Copperplate Engraving, 1673. Artist: Georg Andreas BocklerUndershot water wheel powering a fulling mill. Tappets, C, on shaft, B, raise and lower mallets, D, D, which pound the woollen cloth
Cyrus McCormicks reaping machine, 1862. Patented in America in 1831and shown at the Great Exhibition in the Crystal Palace, London, 1851, it was the first widely adopted mechanical reaper
Machine Room in a Steam Sewing Factory, 1854. This view is of Holloway, Crowe & Holloways clothing factory, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
Wilson sewing machine, 1880. Belt-driven lock-stick model for industrial use showing samples of work that could be produced
Domestic sewing machine powered by steam, 1883. Woman sewing with a machine powered by a steam motor placed on top of a domestic range. From La Nature. (Paris, 1883)
Small lockstick sewing machine, 1886. Patented in 1881, this small sewing machine weighing approx 226g (8oz) could be mounted on a table top. From Cassells Family Magazine. (London, 1886)
