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Bookmark or Share- Elias Howe: Inventor of the Sewing Machine - ThoughtCoElias Howe Jr. (1819–1867) was an inventor of one of the first working sewing machines. This Massachusetts man began as an apprentice in a machine shop and came up with an important combination of elements for the first lock stitch sewing machine.
- Elias Howe | Sewing Machine, Lockstitch & Inventor | BritannicaElias Howe was an American inventor whose sewing machine helped revolutionize garment manufacture in the factory and in the home. Interested in machinery since childhood, Howe learned the machinist trade and worked in a cotton machinery factory in Lowell, Mass., and later in Cambridge.
- Elias Howe's Sewing Machine - History CambridgeAltering an important element of daily life, the sewing machine was an innovation on a personal yet universal level. The creation process of the sewing machine was the work of several men over a number of years, however, Elias Howe, Jr. is ultimately considered the inventor of the sewing machine.
- Elias Jr. Howe - Encyclopedia.comElias Howe (1819-1867), American inventor, is credited with designing the first workable sewing machine, an invention which revolutionized garment and shoe manufacture. Elias Howe was born in Spencer, Mass., where his father operated a gristmill and sawmill.
- Elias Howe - WikipediaElias Howe Jr. (/ h aʊ /; July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine.
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