The Work Of The Textile Industry Of A Man By The Name...

In America a man by the name Isaac Singer was working on a product that would change the textile industry for forever. Singer lived from 1811 until 1875 and contributed too many successful models both in business and that of design. These contributions would be seen over the next 2000 years. When Isaac Singer was growing up he was being influenced by some of the large changes going on around in the world. After Napoleon’s defeat in 1814 an era of peace began. This would kick-start a world of mechanization. In the time that singer’s sewing machine was being designed and produced the United States other countries were at the peak of the design reform. This reform has several implications on Singer and his machine. His sewing machine was made†¦show more content†¦One of these designers was Samuel Colt. His approach to interchangeability of parts would be one that influenced many designers to come. This interchangeability could be found among singers machine and th is made the up keep of his sewing machine easy. Another benefactor in Isaac’s contraption was Adam Smith’s division of labour and Wgatt’s guidelines for metal work. While this was still frowned upon in the time of reform it was softened by the standardization of labour and the introduction of education and laws. Another concept that was brought up in America was Eli Whitney’s model that involved the reduction of hard labour and this was demonstrated in his Machine, the Cotton Gin. This machine was used to save labours hours separating cotton, this concept of using mechanization to find ease in production was adopted into Singers sewing machine. At this time in history women were starting to have more of a voice and were taking on more household tasks and this ease of fabrication for textiles rather than hand stitching was very appealing. However this revolutionary machine may have been more on the industrial side and was not something that you would show off on your house as an ornament. Isaac Singers three prong approach to design and marketing he stormed the world fair in England. With Singer focusing on marketing that involved social movements that started to