The Invention of the Sewing MachineCooper, Grace Rogers
History
The Invention of the Sewing Machine
Cooper, Grace Rogers
Sewing machines -- History
Springfield Springfield Sewing 1880 --
Machine Co.,
Springfield, Mass.
Standard ---- 1870 --
(chainstitch)
(fig. 123)
Standard Standard Shuttle Sewing 1874 ca. 1881
(shuttle) Machine Co., New York,
N.Y.
Standard Standard Sewing Machine 1884 ca. 1930
Co., Cleveland, Ohio
(acquired by Singer Co.)
Stewart Henry Stewart & Co., 1874 1880
N.Y., N.Y.
Later New Stewart Mfg Co. 1880 ca. 1883
Stewart
St. John (later St. John Sewing Machine 1870 ca. 1883
Royal St. John) Co., Springfield, O.
Taggart & Farr Taggart & Farr, 1858 --
(figs. 124, 125) Philadelphia, Pa.
Thompson C. F. Thompson Co. 1871 1871
T. C. Thompson, Ithaca, ca. 1854 --
N.Y.
Union Johnson, Clark & Co., 1876 --
Orange, Mass.
Victor Finkle & Lyon Mfg. Co. 1867 ca. 1872
Victor Sewing Machine ca. 1872 ca. 1890
Co., Middletown, Conn.
Wardwell Wardwell Mfg. Co., St. ca. 1876 1890
Louis, Mo.
Watson (fig. 126) Jones & Lee 1850 ca. 1853
Watson & Wooster, ca. 1853 ca. 1860
Bristol, Conn.
Waterbury Waterbury Co., 1853 ca. 1860
Waterbury, Conn.
Weed T. E. Weed & Co. (became 1854 --
Whitney & Lyons)
Weed Weed Sewing Machine Co. 1865 --
(reorganized from
Whitney & Lyons),
Hartford, Conn.
Family Favorite 1867 --
Manu. Favorite 1868 --
General Favorite 1872 --
Hartford 1881 ca. 1900
Wesson Farmer & Gardner 1879 1880
Manufacturing Co.
D. B. Wesson Sewing 1880 --
Machine Co.,
Springfield, Mass.
West & Willson West & Willson Co., 1858 --
(fig. 127) Elyria, Ohio
A. B. Wilson E. E. Lee & Co., New 1851 1852
(fig. 23) York, N.Y.
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