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[Trade catalogs from Eastman Machine Co.]

Catalog Data

Company Name:
Eastman Machine Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Textile machinery ; cloth cutting machines ; Canadian inventor George Eastman developed the first fractional electric motor that could be mounted on a machine. The motor was attached to a reciprocating knife mechanism and the first electric fabric-cutting machine was born--The Eastman. The Eastman revolutionized the apparel industry with a tool that ended tedious manual cutting-room labor. http://www.eastmancuts.com/aboutus.htm
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
4 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Buffalo, New York, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Textiles and textile machinery  Search this
Topic:
Textile fabrics  Search this
Textile machinery industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_14222
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_14222