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Elijah , (Sewing Machine) HOWE
Howe, Elias (1819-67), American inventor, born in Spencer, Massachusetts.
When he was 17, Howe was apprenticed to a manufacturer of textile
machinery in Lowell, Massachusetts, and learned the trade of machinist.
In 1837, while working in a watchmaking shop, he conceived the idea for a
sewing machine, and spent the next five years developing it. He obtained
a patent for the sewing machine in 1846 and, after building only four of
them in the U.S., went to England, where he sold his patent rights for a
small sum. Back in the U.S. in 1849, Howe found that his patents had been
infringed and that a number of sewing machines had been built and were in
wide use. He instituted lawsuits and finally, after expensive and lengthy
proceedings, won his suits entitling him to royalties on all sewing
machines produced in the U.S. As a result, Howe derived considerable
wealth from his invention.
"Howe, Elias," Microsoft (R) Encarta. Copyright (c) 1993 Microsoft
Corporation. Copyright (c) 1993 Funk & Wagnall's Corporation
Inventor of spring bed.
Inventor of truss bridge.