Patent Model - Improvement in Sewing-Machines
Maker and role
Carlos Stebbins, Patentee
Production date
Aug 15 1871
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Brass, wood
Measurements
3 1/2 x 6 x 3" (8.9 x 15.2 x 7.6cm)
Description
Stebbins states in his patent application, “This invention relates to improvements in sewing-machines; and it consists…” of “the cam-plate for working the thread take-up of a device for automatically varying the width of the slot, as the cam-plate which is attached to the presser-bar varies by varying thickness of the cloth…” (Patent Number 118,067)
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Object number
61.47.708
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