Isaac Singer's 1854 Patent Model For Improvements To His Sewing Machine At The National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC)

"This 1854 sewing machiine model that Isaac Singer submitted to the Patent Office--which originally occupied this building--provided further refinements to the device he patented in 1851. Although Singer did not invent the sewing machine, he improved it dramatically, making it practical for both industrial and domestic use. ..." -- case label

See also:
Sewing Machine patent model, patented May 30, 1853 [i.e. 1854], patent number 10975
Sewing Machines: Historical Trade Literature In Smithsonian Collections

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Lore Mipsum says:

Beautiful! And here I'd been avoiding the gallery because I thought it would be full of conventional art, which is too much like real work for my free time. Thanks for sharing.
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

takomabibelot says:

Man I could have spent hours and hours there. Very eclectic stuff scattered about. Very glad it is back open, I have missed it.

Great fun ... but next time I go I'll play hookey from work; way way too crowded on a weekend!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

t2b1r3 says:

Excellent Photo - Interesting Subject.
It prompted me to look into the patent details, as the
drawings that accompanied many of these old patents
were “Art” in their own right.
To view the patents for this early Singer sewing machine
- Click -
View Patent 10974
View Patent 10975
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

takomabibelot says:

Thanks t2! One of my favorite museums now that it has reopened. Where else can you see a patent model next to a portrait?

Seeing the originals you link to made me recognize a typo in the first page I link to above. Seems it really does provide another view of this same model.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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Isaac Singer's 1854 Patent Model For Improvements To His Sewing Machine At The National Portrait Gallery (Washington, DC)

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