Thomas saint sewing machine biography channel

THE HISTORY OF THE SEWING MACHINE

Birth of Mechanical Sewing

The first possible patent connected to mechanical sewing was a British patent issued to German, Charles Weisenthal. Weisenthal was issued a patent for a needle that was designed for a machine, however, the patent did not describe the rest of the machine if one existed.

Several Inventors Attempt to Improve Sewing

The English inventor and cabinet maker, Thomas Saint was issued the first patent for a complete machine for sewing in It is not known if Saint actually built a working prototype of his invention.

The patent describes an awl that punched a hole in leather and passed a needle through the hole.

Sewing machine industrial revolution

A later reproduction of Saint's invention based on his patent drawings did not work.

In , German, Balthasar Krems invented an automatic machine for sewing caps. Krems did not patent his invention and it never functioned well.

Austrian tailor, Josef Madersperger made several attempts at inventing a machine for sewing a