Whilst there have been many variations of the sewing machine through the years, credit is generally given to Elias Howe. Elias Howe was employed in a machinist's shop, where he had the opportunity to experiment with inventing a sewing machine. He successfully demonstrated his first sewing machine in 1846, and patented his lockstitch sewing machine on 10 September 1846 in New Hartford, Connecticut.
Howe faced a legal battle after Isaac Singer invented the up-and-down motion mechanism, and Allen Wilson developed a rotary hook shuttle, both filing for patents. After winning one suit, the three inventors pooled their patent rights in the Sewing Machine Combination. It was under this patent that the sewing machine was then successfully marketed.
There have been a number of other contenders for the title, but none of these is generally accepted as being the "inventor" of the sewing machine. They include:
Howe faced a legal battle after Isaac Singer invented the up-and-down motion mechanism, and Allen Wilson developed a rotary hook shuttle, both filing for patents. After winning one suit, the three inventors pooled their patent rights in the Sewing Machine Combination. It was under this patent that the sewing machine was then successfully marketed.
There have been a number of other contenders for the title, but none of these is generally accepted as being the "inventor" of the sewing machine.
Thomas Saint made the first modern sewing machine.
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Elias Howe invented the Sewing machine in 1846 in Boston Massachusetts
Elias Howe, invented the first sewing machine in 1846
it was invented by Elias Howe.
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If by "olden days" you're referring to prior to 1846 (when the sewing machine was invented), there was no sewing machine. All sewing was done by hand.
He invented a sewing machine.
Any machine will only do what the human operator tells it to do
Elias Howe in 1844
The first sewing machine was invented by Thomas Saint in London during the 1790's
Then we probably would not have the sewing machine. The sewing machine is a rise up of the spinning wheel.
for quick efficancey (sp?)
it was invented by Elias Howe.