Elias Howe is granted a patent for the sewing machine.

Elias Howe Jr. was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine.

Elias Howe portrait
Elias Howe portrait (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
US4750A Sewing Machine
US4750A Sewing Machine (Source: Wikimedia Commons)
Elias Howe, commemorative stamp, 5c 1940 issue
Elias Howe, commemorative stamp, 5c 1940 issue (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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