Elias Howe sewing machine, 1871.

UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 31: Plate taken from the official catalogue of the London International Exhibition of 1871, showing a woman using an Elias Howe sewing machine. Elias Howe (1819-1867) built the first sewing machine in 1845. The principle of the machine was awkward but practical. A thin baster plate with pins held the material in place and carried it forward for a measured distance. The needle worked in conjunction with a shuttle, forming a lockstitch. Howe patented the machine in the United States in 1846, but it proved impossible to sell until the idea took off in 1849, and Howe was then able to sue many other companies for infringement of his patent rights. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 31: Plate taken from the official catalogue of the London International Exhibition of 1871, showing a woman using an Elias Howe sewing machine. Elias Howe (1819-1867) built the first sewing machine in 1845. The principle of the machine was awkward but practical. A thin baster plate with pins held the material in place and carried it forward for a measured distance. The needle worked in conjunction with a shuttle, forming a lockstitch. Howe patented the machine in the United States in 1846, but it proved impossible to sell until the idea took off in 1849, and Howe was then able to sue many other companies for infringement of his patent rights. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)
Elias Howe sewing machine, 1871.
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January 01, 1871
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