Author Martha Stewart writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: Isaac Merritt Singer's sewing machine was a vast improvement upon earlier versions, capable of 900 stitches a minute -at a time when ...

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From a €125,000 lock house to a €1.95m mansion on 23.9 acres, there’s a period property for everyone Cangort House, Shinrone, Birr Doonamurray House, Ballygawley 38th Lock House ...

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The 21st century pharmaceutical and biotech sector has come a long way from its roots in 19th century pharmacy. pharmaphorum looks at its evolution over the centuries. The roots of the ...

Over the course of the 19th century this primitive network of flapping, clanking machines evolved into a global communication system. Independently invented in England and the United States ...

Some 30 million Americans sew, and their ages now trend younger — TikTok shares nearly 3 million posts with #sewing and ...

City-as-microscope makes a certain amount of sense as a vivid descriptor for a world becoming accustomed to new forms of spectacular realism, even if microscopy itself was hardly a concept or ...

Sewing machines cost anywhere from around $100 to several thousand. Here's what you need to know to find a good one.

Other popular subjects include political events, trade or shipping. Drinking glasses from the 19th century afford plenty of collecting opportunities. By the late 18th century, deep cutting rather than ...

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