Singer Sewing Machine
date: label: date made
content: 1917
name: label: maker
content: Singer
notes: label: Description
content: This Singer industrial 31-15 straight stitch sewing machine head was made around 1910 and was a workhorse of the apparel industry. Most garment factories ran the machines off of floor mounted line shafting but the machines could also be operated by foot powered treadles. This machine was last used at the J. Schoeneman men’s suit factory in PA.
label: Description
content: Charismatic inventor Isaac Merritt Singer did much to improve and popularize the sewing machine but it was company president Edward Clark that turned the company into a giant. The company excelled at clever marketing. It opened factories and sales offices around the world. By 1900 Singer was multinational. Singer Manufacturing pioneered many new business techniques. It instituted installment sales, sought to develop a home-user market, modernized manufacturing, and expanded into international sales.
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: Mechanical and Civil Engineering
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content: Work
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content: America on the Move
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content: Sweatshops
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Schoeneman, Incorporated through Ron Palczynski
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1995.3067.01
label: catalog number
content: 1995.3067.01
label: nonaccession number
content: 1995.3067
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Sewing Machine
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 20 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 31.75 cm x 52.07 cm x 19.05 cm