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  2. Allen B. Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Allen Benjamin Wilson (1823–1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines. [1] He invented both the vibrating and the rotating shuttle designs which, in turns, dominated all home lockstitch sewing machines. With various partners in the 19th century he manufactured ...

  3. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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    Since the invention of the first sewing machine, generally considered to have been the work of Englishman Thomas Saint in 1790, [1] the sewing machine has greatly improved the efficiency and productivity of the clothing industry. Home sewing machines are designed for one person to sew individual items while using a single stitch type at a time ...

  4. Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal - Wikipedia

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    Weisenthal was born in the Kingdom of Prussia, but lived in England at the time of invention. He lived from 1755 to 1789 in Baltimore. [1] For his invention of a double pointed needle with an eye at one end, he received the British Patent No. 701 (1755). [2] Barthélemy Thimonnier reinvented the sewing machine in 1830.

  5. Elias Howe - Wikipedia

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    After that it was easy. That is the true story of an important incident in the invention of the sewing machine. [4] Despite securing his patent, Howe had considerable difficulty finding investors in the United States to finance production of his invention, so his elder brother Amasa Bemis Howe traveled to England in October 1846 to seek financing.

  6. Isaac Singer - Wikipedia

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    Isaac Merritt Singer (October 27, 1811 – July 23, 1875) was an American inventor, actor, and businessman. He made important improvements in the design of the sewing machine [1] and was the founder of what became one of the first American multi-national businesses, the Singer Sewing Machine Company.

  7. Helen Blanchard - Wikipedia

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    1901- Hat Sewing Machine [25] This invention is an adaptation to the sewing machine that allows it to stitch a common chain stitch with one thread to be used to sew sweatbands and strips of linen onto the inside edge of the hat. Previously, this work had been done by hand, so this machine increased the rate of production by simplifying the work ...