The Museum’s Textile Collection contains over four thousand patent models. The collection includes many examples of carding machines, spinning machines, knitting machines, rope making machines, looms, ...

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This form of recognition was a first for Morgan. The son of a slave had spent his career inventing life saving devices, even ...

Cleveland inventor Garrett A. Morgan, a son of former slaves, had a gift for inventing life-saving devices, including ...

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The pitman attachment herewith shown is so constructed that the machine can be operated by ... This invention has been patented by Mr. P. S. Roy, of 26 North 15th Street, Denver, Colorado.

The first mechanical sewing machine was patented in 1830 by French tailor Barthélemy Thimonnier. But it was American inventor Elias Howe who developed the first lockstitch sewing machine (pictured).

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Yet not so long ago when I brought a pair of worn-out jeans into the space on a social night and hauled out our Lervia sewing machine to fix them, I had a constant stream of fellow members passing ...

This sewing machine was one of the first ever manufactured by Singer. Singer sewing machines was founded by Issac Singer in 1850. This model was manufactured in 1865 in Singer's factory ...

In 1895 he moved to Cleveland and started repairing sewing machines. This is where he developed ... In 1914, Garrett patented a safety hood that shielded the wearer from inhaling smoke and noxious ...