Singer Manufacturing Company advertising cards
Collection — Folder: S1192
Identifier: S1192
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 10 advertising cards from Singer Manufacturing Company ranging from 1892-1913 regarding sewing machines.
Dates
- 1892-1913
Creator
- Singer Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Historical Note
Founded in 1851 by Isaac Merrit Singer and Edward Clark as I. M. Singer and Company, the company introduced a machine that utilized an up-and-down motion of the needle and foot-treadle power. Previous sewing machines used side-to-side needle motion and hand-cranked power. The innovations proved popular and, in 1855, Singer was the largest sewing machine company in the world plus it won a first prize at the World's Fair in Paris. By 1890 Singer had factories in North America, South America, Canada and Europe, and had an 80-percent share of the world market. Today Kohlberg and Company owns Singer, which continues to produce electronic sewing machines and other consumer products.
Sewing machine producer Singer Manufacturing Company, made chromolithographic advertising cards in the 1890s. Each card features people from a different country dressed in traditional clothing and posing with Singer sewing machines. The rich color and high level of detail in the chromolithographs make these images enduringly engaging while the accompanying text provides insight into contemporary discourses on race, ethnicity, consumerism and industrialization.
Source:
"Singer Advertising Card Collection - Image Gallery Essay." Wisconsin Historical Society. Accessed January 10, 2017. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS3581
Sewing machine producer Singer Manufacturing Company, made chromolithographic advertising cards in the 1890s. Each card features people from a different country dressed in traditional clothing and posing with Singer sewing machines. The rich color and high level of detail in the chromolithographs make these images enduringly engaging while the accompanying text provides insight into contemporary discourses on race, ethnicity, consumerism and industrialization.
Source:
"Singer Advertising Card Collection - Image Gallery Essay." Wisconsin Historical Society. Accessed January 10, 2017. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=N:4294963828-4294963805&dsRecordDetails=R:CS3581
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Orleans Public Library on 1966/07.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2017/01/10 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2017/01/10 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Singer Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Title
- Singer Manufacturing Company advertising cards
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
