1870 - William T. Smith's Sewing Machine Patent Model
date: label: date made
content: 1870
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content: William T. Smith, of West Zanesville, Ohio, received Patent 99,743 in 1870 for an improvement on a sewing machine for stitching parallel seams. In the 19th century this miniature model was exhibited in the Patent Office's Museum of Models. The model maker beautifully decorated this model far beyond the Patent Office requirements. It is complete with a table mount, and the name of the Patent holder is included in the gilt and multicolor decoration.
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content: Home and Community Life: Textiles
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content: Sewing Machines
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content: Textiles
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content: Artifact Walls exhibit
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TE.T6355
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content: 89797
label: patent number
content: 99743
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content: T6355
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content: sewing machine patent model
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content: Patent Model