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78 woman's work in the would's clothing.
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Yet More Far Ancient From Having Than Ev...
involvin The making g progress * of the in anoth machines er depar may tmen also , be since mentioned their con as _^ - manufacture
occup emp s h truction arpenin loy ied ing than " has l seams arg had e become numbers tresses they an ' passed needles of important skilled their craftsmen lives branch in merel , of cert y dr i y lli better ng or ,
s As has g been the case with most . inventions of importance there have been conflictinclaimants to the merit of
having of construction discovered and many or im when proved it is the acknowled g Sewing M achine b ' s princi ties who ples y par
have tion most exactl deep ; ly in studied what t t he firs subj ec invention t , that g , wi real th regard lconsisted to the ' * ques c neither in Europe y nor in Americacan two men— y either law- ,
to yers it wo mak or uld e be ineers wholl attempt — y be found to appropria decide who te will in , answer an such art claims icle alike like . this A the question few presen well , t " - ,
authenticated any facts howeveras t upon o the origin and history of the invention not be without , interest .
may Machine The firs t p inven iece of ted mech ban anism American bearing named the nam Howe e of Sewing sold *
y , , u the facturer right of of stay patent s and to shoes Mr . Thomas Machines , of C on hea a pside lan , a t lar altoge ge man ther
-. p lace dissimilar and for were st alread itching y in the exis bac tence ks of , being loves used while for orn oth am ers entin had g-
, g ; s also titches been but desi the gned work , intended roduced for uniting bein * a mere cloth b y i n s o eries f loo o s f p
like tambour ; or crotchet p workthe cutting g " of a single stitch almos caused t the worthless whole seam A to machine rip , an , insecuri therefore ty whic avowedl h rendere in d ten th d ed
simply for sewing . anything * that needed to be sewn , y with a w seam hen E as lias durable Howe as ' s mac handwork hine w , w " broug undoub ht to t Eng edly land a new and thing sold ,
l to itt Mr le . service Thomas to in the December purchaser , 1846 , sundry . It proved deficiencies however , becoming to be of
of apparent as m " uch illitera practical when te it b was utility ut ingen set , to nor ious work did mec , the whic hanic inventor h p " recluded effect , "who any it is from important described being j <
improvement in it , though he subsequently , entered Mr . Thomas ' s j perfect ¦ employ , his and machine was occu . p At ied f last or two Howe years gave , chiefl up y his in attempting situation , * got to ! I
into Shortl difficul y after ties , and this , finall a son y returned of , the gentleman to America who . had bought j j old machinand
his after patent some , stu had dy turned , succeeded his at attention length in to contriving the an improve e , -
ment once convenient practicall in it , which app y avail , tus supp able for lying c for arry its the ing great purposes the work defect of forward — the the manufactory absence , made it of at a - i \ j
78 Woman's Work In The Would's Clothing.
78 woman ' s work in the would ' s clothing .
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1864, page 78, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041864/page/6/
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