MAY 5, 1883 circa.  ~THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY N.Y.~  "THREE-QUARTERS OF ALL THE SEWING MACHINES SOLD THROUGHOUT THE WORLD LAST YEAR WERE GENUINE SINGERS" ADVERTISING COVER WITH 2 CENT (RED BROWN) SCOTT# 210 "GEORGE WASHINGTON" STAMP!

Beautifully illustrated "SINGER TRADE MARK" postal advertisement!  Few of these to be found!
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Singer Corporation


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Singer Corporation
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1851 in New York City
Founders
HeadquartersLa Vergne, Tennessee, United States
ProductsSewing machines
OwnerSVP Worldwide
Websitewww.singer.com
A Singer treadle sewing machine

Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. It is based in La Vergne, Tennessee, near Nashville. Its first large factory for mass production was built in 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey.[1]


History[edit]

A Singer 1851 sewing machine

Singer's original design was the first practical sewing machine for general domestic use. It incorporated the basic eye-pointed needle and lock stitch, developed by Elias Howe, who won a patent-infringement suit against Singer in 1854.

Singer's patent model for his sewing machine

The initial patent, Patent № 8294 of August 12, 1851, introduced one of the best machines on the market – and one of the most remarkable men that have figured in the development of the sewing machine. Isaac Merritt Singer, strolling player, theater manager, inventor, and millionaire, designed a new machine with additional capabilities that gave a powerful impulse to the youthful industry. Singer's improvements met the demand of the tailoring and leather industries for a heavier and more powerful machine.[2]

Singer consolidated enough patents in the field to enable him to engage in mass production, and by 1860 his company was the largest manufacturer of sewing machines in the world. In 1885 Singer produced its first "vibrating shuttle" sewing machine, an improvement over contemporary transverse shuttle designs (see bobbin drivers). The Singer company began to market its machines internationally in 1855 and won first prize at the Paris world's fair that year. The company demonstrated the first workable electric sewing machine at the Philadelphia electric exhibition in 1889[citation needed] and began mass-producing domestic electric machines in 1910. Singer was also a marketing innovator, and a pioneer in promoting the use of installment payment plans.

Early sales figures[edit]

Year185318591867187118731876
Units81010,95343,053181,260232,444262,316






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