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The Singer sewing machine turns 170

Les machines Singer cousent history for 170 years. At the beginning of the XXe century, their purring made clothes for the whole family. During world conflicts, they stuck the canvases with parachutes. In 2020, they once again proved their usefulness by participating in making fabric masks.

If it was a Frenchman, Barthélemy Thimonnier, who developed the ancestor of the sewing machine in 1830, its modern version was born in 1851 on the idea of ​​a New York machinist named Isaac Merritt Singer.

The first sewing machine for home use was snapped up right away. In two years, the company is the largest American company in the production and marketing of sewing machines. At the time, they were sold for $ 100. Today from € 129.

“The sewing machine is the first technical invention to enter homes, explained to The cross, Chantal Puech, collection manager at the National Library of France (BNF). It fulfills both an economic function and a role in the emancipation of women. “

From 1855, Singer was the world’s leading brand in its field. Thirty-five years later, the company has 80% of the global sewing machine market. And today, it is still popular, especially with seamstresses who stitch, sew or embroider for leisure. It is a consumer brand intended for family use, appreciates Audrey Louis, independent seamstress at “À vos mesure Paris” and member of the National Artisanal Union of Couture and related activities.

Since April 2020, and the first confinement, sales of sewing machines in France have increased by 40%. A solid step forward for the market leader who, in 2019, achieved 14 million euros in turnover in the country of haute couture.

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