Isaac Merrit Singer

Standard Name: Singer, Isaac Merrit

Connections

Connections Author name Excerpt
Family and Intimate relationships Violet Trefusis
In 1923 Denys Trefusis introduced VT to a member of his musical circle, the Princesse de Polignac .
Trefusis, Violet, and Philippe Jullian. Don’t Look Round. Hutchinson, 1953.
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She was born Winnaretta Singer , the eighteenth child of the sewing machine inventor .
Souhami, Diana. Mrs. Keppel and Her Daughter. Flamingo, 1997.
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Timeline

1851
Isaac Merrit Singer patented his continuous stitch sewing machine design, and founded the company which still bears his name.
1856
Isaac Singer opened his first sewing machine retail outlet, in Glasgow; Singer's store was among the first to sell only one brand of merchandise.

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