Invention of the sewing machine

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In 1851 Isaac Merritt Singer (27th October 27, 1811 - 23rd July, 1875) patented his Singer sewing machine, which aimed to improve upon the practicality of previously patented machines. Protracted legal wrangles with other sewing machine inventors were eventually resolved, and in 1856 the Singer machine went into mass production.

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