Isaac Merritt Singer (1811 to 1875) was an American inventor, actor and businessman who made important improvements to the sewing machine and founded the Singer Sewing Machine Company, one of the first American multinational businesses. Born in Pittstown, New York, he left home at twelve to join a traveling stage act and worked as a joiner and lathe operator. His first patent, in 1839, was for a rock drill, and in 1849 he patented a machine for carving wood and metal. In Boston in 1850 he reworked a Lerow and Blodgett sewing machine so that the shuttle moved in a straight line and the needle was straight, and he received a patent for it in 1851. Many others had patented sewing machines before him, but his succeeded because it was practical, easy to adapt to home use and sold on installments. He joined the first patent pool, the Sewing Machine Combination, and died in 1875.
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Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman.
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1811 Isaac Merritt Singer born in New York.
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1875 I. M. Singer died in Torquay at age 63.
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Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811, July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman.
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Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811, July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman.
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He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811, July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman.
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He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811, July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman.
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He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
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