Bugün öğrendim ki: Singer Dikiş makinesinin mucidi Isaac Singer'ın ABD, İngiltere ve Fransa'da 24 çocuğu vardı. Bu çocuklardan altısı, Özgürlük Anıtı'nın dayandığı 19 yaşındaki Fransız kadın Isabella Eugenie Boyer ile olan ilişkisinden geldi. Hayatta kalan 20 çocuğuna 13 milyon dolarlık mülk bıraktı.
American inventor and businessman **Isaac Merritt Singer** (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the [sewing machine](/wiki/Sewing_machine "Sewing machine")[2] and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the [Singer Sewing Machine Company] (/wiki/Singer_Corporation "Singer Corporation").[3] Many others, including [Walter Hunt](/wiki/Walter_Hunt_\(inventor\) "Walter Hunt \(inventor\)") and [Elias Howe](/wiki/Elias_Howe "Elias Howe"), had patented sewing machines[4 ] before Singer, but his success was based on the practicality of his machine, the ease with which it could be adapted to home use and its availability on an [installments payment basis](/wiki/Hire_purchase "Hire purchase").[5 ] Singer died in 1875, a millionaire dividing his $13 million fortune unequally among 20 of his living children by his wives and various mistresses, although one son, who had supported his mother in her divorce case against Singer, received only $500.[3] Altogether he fathered 24 children.