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In 1804, a French patent was granted to Thomas Stone and James Henderson for "a machine that emulated hand sewing.
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In 1818, the first American sewing machine was invented by John Adams Doge and John Knowles. Their machine failed to sew any useful amount of fabric before malfunctioning.
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The first functional sewing machine was invented by the French tailor, Barthelemy Thimonnier, in 1830.
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In 1834, Walter Hunt built America's first sewing machine, which was also the first eye pointed needle sewing machine.
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The eye pointed needle sewing machine was later re-invented by Elias Howe of Spencer, Massachusetts and patented by Howe in 1846.
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Sewing machines did not go into mass production until the 1850's, when Isaac Singer built the first commercially successful machine.
