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Creation of Sewing Machine
Charles Fredrick Wiesenthal was a german engineer who worked in England was the first British patent for a mechanical device to aid the art of sewing, in 1755. His invention consisted of a double pointed needle with an eye at one end. -
Thomas Saint
In 1790, the English inventor Thomas Saint invented the first sewing machine design, but he did not successfully advertise or market his invention. His machine was meant to be used on leather and canvas material. -
First 'Real' Sewing Machine
In 1804, a sewing machine was built by the Englishmen Thomas Stone and James Henderson, and a machine for embroidering was constructed by John Duncan in Scotland. -
First 'Legit' Sewing Macine
The first practical and widely used sewing machine was invented by Barthélemy Thimonnier, a French tailor, in 1829.In 1830, he signed a contract with Auguste Ferrand, a mining engineer, who made the requisite drawings and submitted a patent application. The patent for his machine was issued on 17 July 1830, and in the same year, he opened (with partners) the first machine-based clothing manufacturing company in the world to create army uniforms for the French Army.
