Project Gutenberg 2010-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 459 Cooper, Grace Rogers Rogers, Grace L. 68062398 The Invention of the Sewing Machine Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Invention of the Sewing Machine" by Grace Rogers Cooper is a historical account written in the late 20th century. The work explores the development and significance of the sewing machine as one of the most transformative inventions of 19th-century America. The book delves into the contributions of various inventors and the evolution of sewing technology, tracing the intricacies of machine design and its impact on society. The opening of the publication sets the stage by explaining that the sewing machine was the result of collective efforts over many years rather than the breakthrough of a single inventor. It provides a brief overview of early mechanical attempts at sewing, highlighting notable figures such as Thomas Saint and Elias Howe, emphasizing how previous innovations laid the groundwork for the eventual creation of a practical sewing machine. This section illustrates the long and complex history of the sewing machine, indicating its significance as a revolutionary consumer appliance and hinting at the socio-economic repercussions it had during its rise to popularity in the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32677/32677-h/images/icover.jpg en Sewing machines -- History TJ Text Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General 563718 563633 2024-09-14T04:10:26.927893 2023-09-14T09:07:29.653846 text/html text/html 548792 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 11030361 2021-01-06T16:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10762218 2024-09-14T04:10:55.841209 application/epub+zip 10765912 2024-09-14T04:10:36.329891 application/epub+zip 348622 2024-09-14T04:10:28.412876 application/epub+zip 6590648 2024-09-14T04:11:03.100256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6534633 2024-09-14T04:10:47.488785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492725 2022-09-15T05:47:35.932624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401505 401379 2024-09-14T04:10:23.791972 2023-09-14T09:07:26.650798 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 401376 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136049 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401381 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135995 2021-01-06T16:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20166 2024-09-14T04:11:03.277183 application/rdf+xml 19026 2024-09-14T04:10:28.598850 image/jpeg 2938 2024-09-14T04:10:28.506845 image/jpeg 11024655 2024-09-14T04:10:27.317918 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog