This 1867 Sewing Machine Was The First Of Its Kind
Walter Hunt worked on the sewing machine in his very own workshop on Amos Street in New York City from 1832 to 1834. The first iteration of the machine had been built by hand and came with a curved needle as well as a shuttle to interlock a stitch using two threads. The next 30 years would bring the sewing machine a lot of changes and updates that helped revolutionize the world of fashion. In those days, there were also a lot of copycat inventors who wanted to get their hands on the first patent on the machine. There was so much legal drama that it went on to be one of the most litigated inventions of the 19th century!
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