12 August 1851 Posted on August 11, 2019 by Staff Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine. [rdp-wiki-embed url=’https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Singer’] Famous Words of Inspiration..."I keep six honest serving-men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who." Rudyard Kipling — Click here for more from Rudyard Kipling Related posts: 10 September 1846 12 August 1851 22 August 1851 22 August 1851 1 May 1851 29 December 1851 14 November 1851 29 December 1851 4 December 1881 31 August 1888