Singer Factory

ID: 1982 ~ Source: St. Joseph County Public Library ~ Creator: Melody Lutz ~ Date: 2 August 2019
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Singer Factory

Only one production building remains of what was once a long row of identical structures in the vast Singer Sewing Machine Factory complex on South Bend’s west side.

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By Jacqueline Lopez
Singer: a Better Machine 1850-1868Isaac Merritt Singer refined existing sewing machines in 1850 by adding a presser-foot system. The system surrounds the needle with a foot-like part that forces the fabric to lay flat when being fed into the machine…