Sewing Machine
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A one-page dictionary entry on the sewing machine from Knight's New Mechanical Dictionary. It describes the operating mechanism of the Wilson oscillating shuttle machine (feed shaft, levers, rock shaft, automatic cut-off for bobbin winding), mentions Cole's Universal Feed machine for fancy stitching, and describes a four-ton Singer-type machine built in Liverpool for stitching cotton belting. An engraving of the Wilson Oscillating Sewing Machine is included.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1884
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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