IN Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philosophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr. Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, ...

Early efforts -- Elements of a successful machine -- The "Sewing-Machine Combination" -- Less expensive machines -- Appendixes: Notes on the development and commercial use of the sewing machine -- ...

We're relying on the experts to answer this one and who better than the folks from the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society? Historians of the sewing machine's early days can argue for ...

Book tour tickets and details here. How the sewing machine got us … software Book tour tickets and details here. Today, the story of three inventions. The first, the sewing machine, was created by a ...

How do inventions happen? NPR's Planet Money's team brings us the history of one underappreciated invention that has enabled countless other inventions, from the Phillips screwdriver to Bluetooth. You ...

Composed of images and text. Models represented: First sewing machine (invented by Elias Howe), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-A, 6-B, 7, 8, 9, 10, B, C. Title from page 1. Final ...