Singer Industrial Design Collection

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Singer Industrial Design Collection

1927-1983; bulk 1960-1977

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8746852c1-7f0c-477b-beaa-54007e75e98a

The bulk of the collection consists of renderings of sewing machines and related products by industrial designers such as Henry Dreyfuss, Robert P. Gersin, Eliot Noyes, and Malcolm S. Park; by designers of Singer's in-house design department; and by consultants to the firm. Materials include decals, photographs, negatives, patents, and renderings and sketches. This collection documents the influence of industrial design on Singer sewing machines as well as other household products such as vacuum cleaners.

11 Cubic feet (3 oversize folders, 20 boxes)

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 11662481

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

Singer Company (The), (Fairfield, New Jersey)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fg4k24 (corporateBody)

Singer Manufacturing Company

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n92f39 (corporateBody)

New York based sewing machine manufacturer founded in 1853 from a predecessor firm, I.M. Singer and Company, by partners I.M. Singer and Edward Clark. The first to introduce treadle-operated household sewing machines and a pioneer of the installment plan, the firm quickly expanded through branch offices, including one in Chicago. Managed by James Bolton and his assistant John Voight, the Chicago office's pre-fire locations were 50 Clark St. and 111 State St. During his t...