Isaac Singer
Inventor
1811 – 1875
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Who was Isaac Singer?
Isaac Merritt Singer was an American inventor, actor, and entrepreneur. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine and was the founder of the Singer Sewing Machine Company. Many had patented sewing machines before Singer, but his success was based on the practicality of his machine, the ease with which it could be adapted to home use, and its availability on an installment payment basis. Singer fathered at least 24 children with various wives and mistresses.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1811
Pittstown - Also known as
- Isaac Merritt Singer
- Isaac Merritt
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Catharine Maria Haley
(1830 - 1860/01/23) - Mary Ann Sponsler
- Mary Eastwood Walters
- Isabella Eugénie Boyer
(1863 - ) - Sarah Webb
- Catharine Maria Haley
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 23, 1875
Paignton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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