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1846 - Elias Howe Jr.'s Sewing Machine Patent Model

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Bristol Herald Courier

Sewing machine was first one in Carter County, Tenn.

ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. – Clearly, this old sewing machine is a relic. Quite an antique. It’s a Howe model, dating back to at least 1872, and ranks among some of the first sewing machines ever made. It’s ...
The Atlantic

History of the Sewing-Machine

IN Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philosophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr. Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, ...