Text and illustrations present the invention and development of a machine which liberated people from the drudgery of sewing by hand. The development of the sewing machine by such men as Isaac Singer is told and of the effect this invention had on society. The story of the sewing machine, its inventors Howe and Singer, and its effects on the world.
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