The sewing machine | The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

Duration: 4'32''

Synopsis

The rise of the Singer sewing machine and how it became a commercially successful product.

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The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

The Singer Story: Made in Clydebank

BBC One Scotland | 2019 | 58'58''

Charting how the Singer sewing machine helped establish the town of Clydebank by employing tens of thousands of people before its demise ...

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