The Invention of the Sewing MachineChapter FourReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUMPublications of the United States National MuseumPrefaceChapter OneEarly EffortsChapter TwoElements of a Successful MachineChapter ThreeThe “Sewing-Machine Combination”Chapter FourLess Expensive MachinesAppendixesAppendixes (continued 2)BibliographyIndexesTranscriber’s Notes:Previous chapter ←The “Sewing-Machine Combination”Next chapter →Less Expensive MachinesAll chapters and sections (17)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUMPublications of the United States National MuseumPrefaceChapters1Other sectionsEarly EffortsChapters2Other sectionsElements of a Successful MachineChapters3Other sectionsThe “Sewing-Machine Combination”Chapters4Other sectionsLess Expensive MachinesAppendixesAppendixes (continued 2)BibliographyIndexesTranscriber’s Notes:Figure 38.Figure 38.—Gibbs’ patent model, 1857. (Smithsonian photo 45504-E.)◇← The “Sewing-Machine Combination”Less Expensive Machines →
