If you remember your grandmother using a Singer sewing machine, you're not alone. This iconic brand has been part of the foundation of home sewing for more than a century and a half. Although these ...

Family heirlooms are hard to part with, especially if they've been passed down for generations. On the other hand, some heirlooms are difficult to maintain and may be worth letting go — particularly ...

Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when the ...

When he was 11, Brian Hurita found a few yards of canvas and hand-stitched his own French Foreign Legion hat. "It was cool -- with a flap down the back," he remembers. "I'd seen them in movies -- back ...

Today, where the concept of “disruption” has become so popular in business, those developing apps and new startups can look to the Singer Sewing Machine as one of the original disruptive technologies.

Isaac Merritt Singer was a colourful kind of chap. He was born in Pittstown, New York, in 1811, and left school at the age of 12. After working in various unsatisfying careers, he decided to follow ...

Singer is a household name, synonymous with home economics. Singer is reputed for quality and this year the brand celebrates 171 years. Isaac Merritt Singer founded the company in New York, USA, in ...

David Rogers, former Vice President of Singer Company, will speak to the Summit Old Guard at its Tuesday, July 18th Meeting. He will talk about the "History of the Singer Manufacturing Company." Wow!

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Isaac Merritt Singer of New York, New ...