A rare Gem-brand sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company, circa 1887
A rare Gem-brand sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company, circa 1887

A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread.[1] Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies.[2]

Active sewing machine brands and companies

The Bernina International model 105 was the company's first sewing machine, and was manufactured from 1932 to 1945.
The Bernina International model 105 was the company's first sewing machine, and was manufactured from 1932 to 1945.
An 1851 Singer sewing machine
An 1851 Singer sewing machine

Defunct sewing machine brands and companies

See also

References

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  4. ^ BROTHER NEXIO
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  10. ^ Toyota Home Sewing - Aisin
  11. ^ "Company Overview of Union Special Corporation". Bloomberg. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  12. ^ Company, Compton Litho (1884), English: Title: "'Mama's New Machine.' The Perfect No. 7. The American Sewing Machine Co.", retrieved 2021-12-23
  13. ^ Meighan, Michael (2013). Glasgow with a flourish. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445612614.
  14. ^ Tsurumi, Yoshi (1976), The Japanese are coming: a multinational interaction of firms and politics, Ballinger Publishing Co (Massachusetts), p. 25, ISBN 0-88410-651-9