Postcard
Singer Advertising Card - United States
| Chromolithograph card of an American woman, posing near a Singer sewing machine. Her daughter stands on a pillow, watching as her mother sews. |
| Image ID: | 57865 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1892 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
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| Collection Name: | Singer Manufacturing Company records, 1850-circa 1975 |
| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 6403, Box 2, Folder 10 |
| Original Dimensions: | 3.5 x 5.5 inches |
| Text on back reads, "UNITED STATES. One of the principal causes for the general diffusion of well-being among the people of the United States is found in the wonderfully diverse uses of mechanical contrivances to take the place of manual labor. So far as men and women can substitute for the direct output of physical strength, the more intelligent effort of guiding a machine, they are so far uplifted in the scale of being, because they are enabled to make their lives more interesting as well as more productive. It is in the invention of machinery--which not only economizes, but elevates human labor--that American ingenuity excels; and the Singer sewing-machine in one of the most conspicuous examples of this kind of invention. For nearly half a century it has been a most potent factor in promoting the happiness of mankind all over the world. During this time improvement in all the processes of its manufacture has been constantly carried on, until now the machine seems to have reached ultimate perfection in every detail. Infants' and Children's Clothing must be elastic and easily altered. This result best obtained by stitching with the SINGER AUTOMATIC. For practical illustration visit a Singer Store, or see a Singer Salesman. Singer Store in Every City. See Singer Store in YOUR City." |
| Costume |
| Dresses |
| Sewing |
| Advertising |
| Souvenirs (Keepsakes) |
| Children and adults |
| Family |
| Mothers |
| Women |
| Sewing Machines |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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