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Sewing machines

Inventors and manufacturers promoted machines that changed garment production. Newspaper pages from 1845 to 1856 on a map and timeline.

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23,766,177 pages from 4,691 newspapers, 1736–1963.

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8814 matching newspaper pages in total. New York, NY has the most hits (3099 pages). Showing up to 10 earliest results from this city.

  1. New-York Daily Tribune — 1845-10-17, page 1

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … engaged during the Is years IN bringing 20 it. present state OF per econ Il il sewing machine. plain in ne details and calculated 10 revouionize completely the Ar Of sewing …

  2. New-York Daily Tribune — 1845-11-14, page 3

    … of Napoleon; B-euty Perfuuie of Plants; Courtship in New Zealand Love Letters; Sewing Machine, xc VI. Sunday Afternocn Reading—A pag Scraps, varieties, &c. Terms Single copie …

  3. New-York Daily Tribune — 1846-11-25, page 4

    … requested to examannum. Ixnd or cuit jue this Work. Niw-YORX, July 1, 18406. Muchines; Sewing-Machines Grubbers; The Servants’ House Fences Thoru Hedges Various Kinds of Shovels: Scoops …

  4. Sunday Dispatch — 1848-05-14, page 2

    … done for the women folks, now that a tarnal cantankerous Yankee has in vented a sewing machine, that runs up a seam, as lightning runs down a hemlock 1 We can remember when women …

    … done by machinery, even to knitting stockings; and here comes along a ridiculous sewing machine, to take their last resource out of their hands; and unless some way is contrived …

  5. Sunday Dispatch — 1848-06-25, page 2

    … resembled those of Fourier, while the Communist doctrines are entirely different. The Sewing Machine.—This extraordinary invention, which is destined to emancipate the poor sempstresses …

  6. New-York Daily Tribune — 1849-05-29, page 2

    … Orleans, May 22. Swine Mack ves. —We yesterday witnessed the operation of a new Sewing Machine—Newell's im, provement of Maury Johnson's Patent—which has just been put in operation …

  7. The New York Herald — 1849-07-09, page 3

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … MACHIsERY-ALso, furnished tsnd printed u requira AZ the shortest notice. b. the Patent Sewing Machines is Plat street. n Parties furnskrr their cloth have their OF any form or size, …

  8. New-York Daily Tribune — 1849-09-06, page 3

    … expendi. noticed ai the close of yesterday's Brio po has hut vi Tioysie) Koiary Sewing Machine. This machine gv nd k doy Jv r ARDS poy A Th 1} AY BOARDING d Jw I ne Bt Fra He …

  9. The New York Herald — 1849-10-08, page 4

    The Library of Congress text does not contain the match. It was found in American Stories (Dell et al. 2023), a second machine reading of the scans. OCR credits.

    These excerpts come from American Stories OCR.

    … im~anse Another machine novel rs 1t 1. ingenious attracts crowds OF lsd-s IL is sewing machine, which will seam up the leg Of pair of psntaloons with back The stove m-nt attracts …

  10. New-York Daily Tribune — 1849-11-30, page 3

    … sodisy BUCKWHEAT BAGS MADE BY MACHINERY. ND 5 5 BAUS made and iad sithe PAT. ENT SEWING MACHINES DEPOT, 16 Platte furnished in quantities to purchasers at the short est nodes aso …

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