The National Museum of American History has the original patent model for this invention in its collection. Consult the United States Patent and Trademark Office web site for patent specifications, http://www.uspto.gov/patft/.
Biographical / Historical:
Patentee resided in New York, N.Y.
Patent granted August 12, 1851.
Local Numbers:
Patent No. 8294
16959B (SI Neg. No.)
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Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Sewing Machines, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).