Isaac Singer facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Isaac Singer
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portrait by Edward Harrison May (1869)
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Isaac Merrit Singer
October 27, 1811 |
| Died | July 23, 1875 (aged 63) Paignton, Devon, UK
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| Nationality | United States |
| Net worth | USD $13 million at the time of his death (approximately 1/709th of US GNP) |
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| Institutions | Singer Sewing Machine Company |
| Significant advance | Sewing machine |
Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Many had patented sewing machines before Singer, but his success was based on the practicality of his machine, the ease with which it could be adapted to home use, and its availability on an installment payment basis.
Singer had at least 24 children.
Images for kids
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A Singer treadle sewing machine
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Workers leaving Singer Sewing Machine Factory on Clydebank
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A Singer sewing machine with electric retrofit
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Advertising photograph by Paolo Monti, Milan 1963
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Singer in Malta
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Woman with Singer sewing machine in East Timor (2017)
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The tower of the former Singer Building in Manhattan, the tallest in the world at the time of its construction
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A Singer model 12K fiddle-bed from 1878.
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A Singer model 66 with Lotus decals from 1922.
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A Singer model 99 from 1939.
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A Singer Featherweight model 222k from 1954.
