Shoe making machine

History of the Shoe-making Machine

By sasawlani

  • Birthdate of Jan Ernst Matzeliger

    Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo to Dutch and African parents. http://www.ci.lynn.ma.us
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    History of Shoe-making Machine

  • Matzeliger moved to to Massachusetts

    He was 19 years old when he moved from Paramaribo to Massachusetts

  • Charles Goodyear Jr.'s Goodyear Welt was patented

    The welt is a machine that is used for sewing boots and shoes

  • Lyman Blake sewed soles of shoes to tops

    This invention helped Jan Ernst Matzeliger complete his machine. http://dev.nsta.org

  • Matzeliger applied for a patent

    When he applied for a patent, reviewers couldn't under stand the diagrams because of how complicated they were

  • Matzeliger felt like his invention was complete

    http://www.inventions.org/

  • A reviewer came to see the shoe-making machine

    Since the machine was complicated,they sent a reviewer to go see the invention it person

  • The patent was fianlly granted

  • The shoe-making machine was known to be very efficent.

    By using the machine it was possible to make 700 shoes a day.

  • Day Matzeliger died

    Matzeliger caught a cold which eventually turned into tuberculosis

  • Matzeliger's machine was in high demand 10 years after his death

    This lead to the formation of The Consolidated Lasting Machine Company http://inventors.about.com/