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Sewing Machine
In 1804, a French patent was granted to Thomas Stone and James Henderson for "a machine that emulated hand sewing. -
Sewing Machine
In 1818, the first American sewing machine was invented by John Adams Doge and John Knowles. Their machine failed to sew any useful amount of fabric before malfunctioning. -
Sewing Machine
The first functional sewing machine was invented by the French tailor, Barthelemy Thimonnier, in 1830. -
Sewing Machine
In 1834, Walter Hunt built America's first sewing machine, which was also the first eye pointed needle sewing machine. -
Sewing Machie
The eye pointed needle sewing machine was later re-invented by Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts and patented by Howe in 1846. -
Sewing Machine
Sewing machines did not go into mass production until the 1850's, when Isaac Singer built the first commercially successful machine.
