Title
Isaac Merrit Singer (1811-75), American inventor
Caption
Isaac Merrit Singer (1811-75), American inventor, while his friend George Zieber holds the candle, adjusting tension on his sewing machine in a last desperate attempt to make it work (August/September 1850). Machine patented 1851
From "Genius Rewarded or The Story of the Sewing Machine"
1880
Wood engraving
New York
Date
1880
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07094_390000813
License type
Rights managed
Available size
31,7Mb (3,3Mb) / 9,8in x 12,6in / 2928 x 3780 (300dpi)