Genius rewarded (Registro nro. 117039)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TJ |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Scott, John |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Genius rewarded |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-06-15 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Richard Tonsing, deaurider, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Genius rewarded : The story of the sewing machine by John Scott" is a historical account and industrial chronicle written in the late 19th century. The book explains how a practical sewing machine emerged from a long line of attempts, centers on Isaac Merritt Singer’s improvements and business acumen, and presents the Singer Manufacturing Company as a global force; its likely topic is the invention’s development, commercialization, and social impact on domestic life and women’s work. The narrative opens with Singer’s breakthrough—tightening a tension screw during a midnight trial in Boston—then surveys earlier, less successful efforts and contends that Walter Hunt originated key principles later patented by Elias Howe. It contrasts Howe’s impractical early design with Singer’s durable features, and recounts legal battles, Edward Clark’s partnership, and the formation of a powerful licensing “combination.” The middle chapters chart explosive growth in sales and a worldwide agency system, highlighting self-made managers and far‑reaching markets. A vivid tour of the Elizabeth, New Jersey factory follows, detailing foundries, forging, japanning, ornamenting, assembling, rigorous inspections, the buttonhole and needle departments, and large‑scale logistics by rail and steamer, alongside notes on worker welfare. The final chapter argues why the machines prevailed—reliability, precision, ease of use, and consistent testing—illustrated by relief purchases after the Chicago fire and by factory piecework gains, and it closes by framing the sewing machine as a transformative boon to homes and industry alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | New York: John J. Caulon, 1880 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Sewing machines -- History |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Singer, Isaac Merritt, 1811-1875 |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/geniusrewardedor00newyuoft">https://archive.org/details/geniusrewardedor00newyuoft</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76314">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76314</a> |
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