Timeline Tuesday 12 August 1851

Tuesday 12 August 1851

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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.