Singer didn’t invent the first sewing machine, but the one he patented on this day, Aug. 12, in 1851, was the most practical ...

Whether you have inherited an old sewing machine or picked one up at the local thrift shop, it's totally normal to be curious about its value. Antique Singer sewing machine values are determined by ...

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 ...

Electric, revolving hook, sewing machine, Singer Mfg. Co. Exhibit skeleton No. 101-3. Standard machine for household use, equipped with a special rheostat for securing slow-speed operation. The ...