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2. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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   The first machine to combine all the disparate elements of the previous half-century of innovation into the modern sewing machine was the device built by English inventor John Fisher in 1844, a little earlier than the very similar machines built by Isaac Merritt Singer in 1851, and the lesser known Elias Howe, in 1845. However, due to the ...

3. Allen B. Wilson - Wikipedia

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   Allen Benjamin Wilson (1823–1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines. [1] He invented both the vibrating and the rotating shuttle designs which, in turns, dominated all home lockstitch sewing machines. With various partners in the 19th century he manufactured ...

4. Elna (Swiss company) - Wikipedia

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   Elna was a radical departure from its competitors, and its success permanently changed the home sewing machine market, introducing features now considered standard. Its most significant innovation is its free arm, a feature previously found only on industrial sewing machines.

5. List of sewing machine brands - Wikipedia

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   A rare Gem-brand sewing machine produced by the White Sewing Machine Company, circa 1887. A sewing machine is a machine used to stitch fabric and other materials together with thread. [1] Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies. [2]

6. Bernina International - Wikipedia

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   First electrically driven Bernina free-arm zigzag sewing machine. Marketed as the first free arm portable sewing machine in the world. [34] 1954–1963: Model 530 Record First Bernina with patented snap-on presser foot and semi-automatic buttonhole-sewing function. 12 practical and decorative stitches Mid 50s to 1960s: Model 600

7. Wheeler & Wilson - Wikipedia

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   Wheeler & Wilson was an American company which produced sewing machines.The company was started as a partnership between Allen B. Wilson and Nathaniel Wheeler after Wheeler agreed to help Wilson mass-produce a sewing machine he designed. [1]