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A Brief History of the Industrial Sewing Machine
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Apr-09-2010
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Sewing Machine is an important invention for human lives and especially for those professionals who provide dresses to others. In this article we will discuss the brief history of sewing machine.
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Sewing Machine is an important invention for human lives and especially for those professionals who provide dresses to others. In this article we will discuss the brief history of sewing machine.
The industrial sewing machine actually comes from America, England and France also contributes a lot. Many countries of world also play their vital role in the process of advancement of sewing machine. Thomas Saint was the first authorized person of making Industrial sewing machine in 1970. This machine was capable of sewing leather and canvas. It’s like the copy of human arm while sewing these materials like many before. It was not possible until 1807 when Englishmen, William and Edward made eye of the needle at the bottom of it and not at the top.
A time comes when industrial sewing machine become so effective at their job that they started to require very few amount of people in the industry. When a French man Bartheleémy Thimmonier's, get the copy rights of it, he start producing uniform of French army. By this over 160 tailors were dismissed, destroying a great number of machines. This man produce the cross stitching by using curved needle. This machine was never patented
An American Walter Hunt In 1834 introduce a new technology in the sewing machine, he produced a locked stitch from underneath the machine. Safety pin is also an invention of Hunt. In 1846 Elias an American designed and manufactured a machine which he made. He marketed this machine in England but many other companies also start manufacturing these machines. By this when he returned back to America he come to know about this cheating. Then he took those companies to court who copied his ideas and won his case in 1854, this case is a landmark in the history of patent law.
Issac M Singer’s industrial machine was the main competitor of Howe’s Industrial machine. Singer received the patent in 1851. This machine had an arm which overhung a flat table and dropped a needle down. This was the main difference in these two machines. This machine allowed the multi directional stitching.
In 1850’s Howe and Singer decided to create a patent pool along with other manufacturers as many patents were being made towards industrial sewing machine. When civil war had broken out a big quantity of uniform was required. In this situation industry of sewing machine play vital role to fulfill the requirement and it made Howe and Singer the first millionaire inventors.
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