Timeline August 1851

Events in August 1851 2

• 1851 Isaac Singer patents his sewing machine Improved design accelerates the garment industry On 12 August 1851, Isaac Singer received a US patent for an improved sewing machine that stitched continuously and vertically. The company he founded went on to dominate the global sewing machine market for decades.
• 1851 First America's Cup race The schooner America wins the Royal Yacht Squadron's race On 22 August 1851, the American schooner America defeated a fleet of British yachts in a race around the Isle of Wight. The trophy she won became known as the America's Cup, now the oldest active trophy in international sport.