On September 10, 1846, Elias Howe was awarded the first Unitd States patent (#4750)for a sewing machine using the lockstitch design. His machine carried the three essential features common t... Read allOn September 10, 1846, Elias Howe was awarded the first Unitd States patent (#4750)for a sewing machine using the lockstitch design. His machine carried the three essential features common to most modern machines: a needle with the eye at the point, a shuttle operating beneath th... Read allOn September 10, 1846, Elias Howe was awarded the first Unitd States patent (#4750)for a sewing machine using the lockstitch design. His machine carried the three essential features common to most modern machines: a needle with the eye at the point, a shuttle operating beneath the cloth to form the lock stitch, and an automatic feed. This Columbia short is the story o... Read all