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 ...

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 ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. In 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer formed ...

Nearly every imaginable book publisher and public relations firm has gotten hold of my email address -- uninvited I may add -- to pitch column ideas that have absolutely nothing to do with local ...

I remember the first time I used a sewing machine to make clothing. I was a freshman in high school, 1969-70, taking a home economics class. My classmates and I were instructed on how to use a sewing ...