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Born July 9, 1819 • Massachusetts
Died October 3, 1867 (aged 48) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1915)

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Elias Howe
Black and white illustration of Elias Howe's early lockstitch sewing machine, showing a large hand wheel, mechanical parts, and a piece of fabric under the needle.
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Illustration of Elias Howe's first lock-stitch sewing machine with a large hand wheel, shown on a wooden base, from a 1915 Wills's Cigarettes card labeled Howe's Sewing Machine.
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