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By comparison, today's laptop computers typically weigh 3 to 5 pounds (1.4 to 2.3 kg).) The weight of the 27/127 led Singer to produce a 3/4 size version intended for portability, just as the White Sewing Machine Company was doing with its new 3/4 size "Peerless" machine. Singer's portable version evolved thus:
In 2020, Singer (Sri Lanka) emerged as the market-leading seller for Dell laptops in Sri Lanka. [9] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , increased incidences of remote work and distance education arrangements, the demand for consumer electronics rose and the company posted LKR16.7 billion in sales in the second quarter of 2020. [ 10 ]
John Singer Sargent (/ ˈ s ɑːr dʒ ən t /; January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) [1] was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury.
Jane Mallory Birkin was born on 14 December 1946, [4] in Marylebone, London. [5] Her father, David Leslie Birkin (1914–1991), grandson of Sir Thomas Birkin, 1st Baronet and a member of the wealthy Birkin family, was a Royal Navy lieutenant commander and World War II spy, whose first cousin was Freda Dudley Ward, a mistress of Edward VIII while he was Prince of Wales.
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 [1] and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.
The Sports Nine was "an immediate success" [22] among trials racers, and Singer entered a specially-prepared version at Le Mans, which led to the Nine being commonly called the Le Mans. [22] Singer earned an "excellent reputation" in racing before three works Nines appeared at the 1935 Ulster Tourist Trophy , where all three wrecked, all from ...
An unfinished version of the same pose, in which the position of the right shoulder strap remained unresolved, is in the Tate, London. [16] Sargent hung Madame X first in his Paris studio, and later in his studio in London. Starting in 1905, he displayed it in a number of international exhibitions. [12]
The final version of the Roadster, the 4AD, was officially known as the Singer SM Roadster. [15] First seen at the October 1951 Paris Motor Show it was initially intended for export only. [ 16 ] It used the 48 hp (36 kW), 1497 cc engine from the SM1500 saloon fitted to a virtually unchanged chassis and body, retaining the hydraulic/mechanical ...