Project Gutenberg 2010-06-04 Public domain in the USA. 832 Cooper, Grace Rogers 1924 2004 Rogers, Grace L. 68062398 The Invention of the Sewing Machine Produced by Chris Curnow, Joseph Cooper, Louise Pattison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Invention of the Sewing Machine" by Grace Rogers Cooper is a historical account written in the late 20th century. The work explores the development and significance of the sewing machine as one of the most transformative inventions of 19th-century America. The book delves into the contributions of various inventors and the evolution of sewing technology, tracing the intricacies of machine design and its impact on society. The opening of the publication sets the stage by explaining that the sewing machine was the result of collective efforts over many years rather than the breakthrough of a single inventor. It provides a brief overview of early mechanical attempts at sewing, highlighting notable figures such as Thomas Saint and Elias Howe, emphasizing how previous innovations laid the groundwork for the eventual creation of a practical sewing machine. This section illustrates the long and complex history of the sewing machine, indicating its significance as a revolutionary consumer appliance and hinting at the socio-economic repercussions it had during its rise to popularity in the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32677/32677-h/images/icover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Sewing machines -- History TJ Text Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - General Browsing: Science - General Category: History - American Category: Engineering & Technology 563480 2025-06-13T10:36:54.505320 text/html 548792 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 11030361 2021-01-06T16:42:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 10759290 2025-06-13T10:37:24.859065 application/epub+zip 10762673 2025-06-13T10:37:04.611168 application/epub+zip 346928 2025-06-13T10:36:56.571238 application/epub+zip 6589291 2025-06-13T10:37:32.363052 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6534657 2025-06-13T10:37:16.198160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492725 2022-09-15T05:47:35.932624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401505 2025-06-13T10:36:51.839250 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 401376 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 136049 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 401381 2021-01-06T16:42:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135995 2021-01-06T16:42:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20582 2025-06-13T10:37:32.565047 application/rdf+xml 19026 2025-06-13T10:36:56.779267 image/jpeg 2938 2025-06-13T10:36:56.676197 image/jpeg 11022824 2025-06-13T10:36:55.028221 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog