Strip of cloth sewn by the first sewing machine
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Title
Strip of cloth sewn by the first sewing machine
Subject
Howe, Elias, 1819-1867; Sewing machines--history; Smith, Mary Lucy (Howe)
Description
A strip of cloth that was originally sewn by Elias Howe Jr. using the first sewing machine that he patented in 1846. The strip was preserved by his cousin, Mary Lucy Howe. Later, it was notarized and signed by her husband, Frank A. Smith, on June 28, 1910, and presented to the Historical Society of Spencer, Massachusetts.
Creator
Smith, Frank A.
Publisher
C/WMARS http://www.cwmars.org/
Date
1910-06-28
Contributor
Howland, E.
Relation
Is part of the Spencer Historical Museum Collections. Richard Sugden Library, Spencer, Massachusetts. http://www.spencerpubliclibrary.org/
Format
image/jpg
Language
en-US
Type
Image; text
Files
Collection
Citation
Smith, Frank A., “Strip of cloth sewn by the first sewing machine,” Digital Commonwealth , accessed May 19, 2013, http://digitalcommonwealth.org/items/show/1154.
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