Patent Model - Improvement in Button-Hole Sewing-Machines
Maker and role
Justin Graff (b.1829, d.1903), Patentee
Production date
May 26 1874
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass
Measurements
8 5/8 x 12 1/16 x 12" (21.9 x 30.6 x 30.5cm)
Description
Graff's patent "relates to an improvement in what is known as the 'Humphrey button-hole sewing-machine,' which enables finishing "the button-hole before removing the cloth from under the needle." (Patent number 151,380)
Collection
Object number
61.47.797
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