April 16, 2024
Antique Elias Howe Sewing Machine
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Antique Elias Howe Sewing Machine: # 632919Patented Sept. 10, 1846 Aug. 24, 1858 April 2, 1867 Aug. 6, 1867 Dec. 20, 1870 Jan. 30, 1873 (engraved on metal plate behind needle) E-mail me if you would like more pictures. The bobbin still has thread still on it.The American Inventor Elias Howe first patented the sewing machine in 1846. This early Howe machine was made in 1872 by the Elias Howe Company. Like the earliest sewing machines this is powered by hand cranking the wheel. This is a rare early machine. Note the Elias Howe medallion. Here's a little background history: Walter Hunt & Elias Howe. In 1846, the first American patent was issued to Elias Howe for "a process that used thread from two different sources."Elias Howe's machine had a needle with an eye at the point. The needle was pushed through the cloth and created a loop on the other side; a shuttle on a track then slipped the second thread through the loop, creating what is called the lockstitch. However, Elias Howe later encountered problems defending his patent and marketing his invention.For the next nine years Elias Howe struggled, first to enlist interest in his machine, then to protect his patent from imitators. His lockstitch mechanism was adopted by others who were developing innovations of their own. Isaac Singer invented the up-and-down motion mechanism, and
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