"A Shipmast Being Loaded at Port Blakely Mills, Near Seattle, Wash." advertising card, circa 1909

• Main Author: Singer Sewing Machine Company
• Format: Still Image
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1909
• Subjects: Lumber > Washington (State) > Port Blakely Sawmills > Washington (State) > Port Blakely Sewing machine industry Trade cards; Yukon; Pacific; Carlsson; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/imlsmohai/id/12569

Singer Sewing Machines, founded in 1851 in Boston, was the largest sewing machine manufacturer in the world by 1860. The company was known for its innovations in installment payment plans and early advertising, as well as creating international markets. Singer had a history of creating trading cards...