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Sewing machine
Women's lives were transformed by sewing machines, which made a "never-ending, ever-beginning task" far less arduous and time-consuming. But Isaac Singer, who made his fortune from these devices, was far from a champion...
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Sewing machine is an episode from 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy by BBC. Women's lives were transformed by sewing machines, which made a "never-ending, ever-beginning task" far less arduous and time-consuming. But Isaac Singer, who...
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Published Dec 9, 2019, 9:37 long, audio available.
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