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 ...

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 ...

Patent model for patent # 16,030, November 4, 1856 issued to Isaac Singer; a commerical Singer machine ,Serial No. 1892 was used to mount the improvement covered by the patent.

At the age of 12, Isaac Singer knew he wanted to be an actor. So much so that he ran away from home to join a traveling theater troupe. Nearly 30 years later, it turned out Isaac was more of an ...

Women's lives were transformed by the sewing machines Isaac Singer built - though he himself had no interest in driving social change. Show more Women's lives were transformed by sewing machines, ...

The song of the Singer has whirred its way through more than 160 years. There is not a town in the world where this machine has not made its presence felt. Maria Margaronis considers the might of the ...

4 Extra Debut. Maria Margaronis tells the story of the Singer Corporation, its once great empire and the lives it touched. From 2016. Show more The song of the Singer has whirred its way through more ...