AT A GLANCE:
In the early 1800s, clothing was made by hand, families sewed their
pants, shirts, and dresses using a needle and thread. But in 1846 Elias
Howe changed all that, he came up
with another way to make clothes, he patented the first practical
sewing machine..The sewing machine industry based on his original invention
made possible the mass production of clothing on a much larger scale
than had ever been possible with hand-stitching. |
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| Inventor: |
Elias Howe Jr. |
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Criteria; |
First practical. Entrepreneur. |
| Birth: |
July 10, 1819 in Spencer,
Massachusetts |
| Death: |
October 3, 1867 in
Brooklyn, New York |
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Nationality: |
American |
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Invention : |
sewing machine |
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Function: |
noun /
sew·ing ma·chine |
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Definition: |
A apparatus
using a needle and thread to join or repair material. Primarily used
in the making of clothing. |
| Patent: |
4,750 (US) issued
September 10, 1846 |
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Milestones:
CAPs: Howe, Elias Howe, Isaac Merritt Singer, Charles T. Wiesenthal, Henry Lye,
Barthelemy Thimonnier, Walter Hunt, Alan Wilson, Nathaniel Wheeler, ARY,
sewing machine, clothing, thread, needle, SIP, history,
biography, inventor, invention. |
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