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The Howe sewing machine

Description: Image of an advertisement for sewing machines made by the Howe Machine Company of Boston, Massachusetts and sold by agent C.W. Knapp; center image of the Howe Machine Co. building and storefront with four models of sewing machines pictured in the corners, including the "original" and "cylinder" options; coin with profile of Elias Howe, Jr. pictured above building at center.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1859-1893
Call number: priJLC_HHD_002503
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
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The Howe Machine Co.'s sewing machine manufactory, Bridgeport, Conn

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Image of four eye-level views of Howe Machine Company sewing machine factories surrounded by busy streets, ferries, and carriages; coin with profile of Elias Howe, Jr. at center left.

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The Howe Machine Co’s factory, Bridgeport, Ct

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Image of an eye-level view of the Howe Machine Company's sewing machine factory in Bridgeport, Connecticut, from across the water showing a sailboat and an Elias Howe Jr. steamboat ferry, horse-drawn carriages, and an American flag in foreground; coin with profile of Elias Howe, Jr. pictured at bottom center.

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White shuttle sewing machines the best in the world

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Image of an advertisement for shuttle sewing machines by White Sewing Machine Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and sold by Levi Bange of Valley Junction, Pennsylvania; columns listing the benefits of White Shuttle machines flank a center image of a woman at home sewing at a machine below draped American flags and a bald eagle; White Shuttle factory building at bottom center flanked by images of women in robes representing industry and knowledge with sewing machines at left and right.

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Wheeler & Wilson's sewing machines

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Image of an advertisement for sewing machines manufactured by Wheeler & Wilson; center image of Wheeler & Wilson's New York City buildings surrounded by eight vignettes featuring six sewing machine models and two women, one sewing by hand by candlelight and one comfortably sewing with a machine.

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Grover & Baker's sewing machines

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Image of an advertisement for sewing machines manufactured by Grover & Baker of Boston, Massachusetts; woman seated in a tufted chair sewing with a machine.

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The Wilson shuttle sewing machine

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Image of a four-fold leaflet advertising the Wilson Sewing Machine Company of Chicago, Illinois; Wilson Shuttle sewing machines with descriptions and prices, bust length portrait of company president W. G. Wilson, and medals awarded to Wilson Sewing Machine Co. on recto; advertising text and trademark seal on verso.

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The Howe sewing machine

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