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Elias Howe

Sewing Machine

  • Elias Howe invented the first useful sewing machine. He became a skilled machinist being an apprentice in a textile factory and then for a master mechanic.
  • By 1845, Howe had created a practical sewing machine. Howe's invention proved to be five times faster than the quickest hand sewers.
 

 
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