February 13, 2008 Singer, the company that invented the world’s first portable sewing machine in 1921 and its first computer-controlled machine in 1978, has released a new line designed to eliminate ...
Maria Margaronis tells the story of the Singer Corporation, its once-great empire and the lives it touched. From 2016. Show more The song of the Singer has whirred its way through more than 160 years.