Lock stitch sewing machine

Description

Lock stitch sewing machine on a circular mahogany base, one of the first six of the 1846 type machines made by Elias Howe

Museum reference

T.1935.139

Collection

Industry and Commerce

Object name

Lock stitch sewing machine

Production information

Howe, Elias, Jr., 1819 - 1867, Manufacturer
USA, North America

Date

1846

Materials

Metal, Mahogany

Physical description

Mahogany base, circular

Associations

Patentee: Thomas, William Frederick, 1846 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Technology by Design (08 Jul 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Newcomen Society Bulletin, No. 168, August 1997, pp 12-13

Nature, No. 355

Encyclopedia of Textiles, R.S.M. Library: 74:718

Weekly Scotsman, 1 December 1946 (photograph)

Evening Dispatch, 3 December 1946 (photograph)

Evening Dispatch, 2 November 1953 (article)

Evening Dispatch, 4 November 1953 (article)

On display

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