Inventor
What was his wife’s last name?
Howe
Howe was trying to replicate his ____ stitch. (Hint: person)
wife’s
Did prices for clothes go up or down as more sewing machines were in factories?
Go down. They got cheaper.
What year was he born? (Hint: He was 27 when he got his invention patented.)
1819
What year was the Sewing Machine patented?
1846
Without this invention, what do you think life would be like today?
Clothes would be more expensive.
What was Howe’s father’s name?
Elias Howe, Sr.
Howe created the Lock Stitch in 1844. Why was it not patented until later?
Howe didn’t have enough money.
Where were sewing machines used?
In factories.
Where was Elias Howe born? (State)
Massachusetts
No.
Sewing Machines are nothing alike the ones that are used today. (Hint: True or False)
False
How much money did Elias Howe die with? (Estimate)
$34 million (in money today)
How many stitches can it make per minute?
250
Howe’s money increased by how much in a year after he invented the sewing machine? (Hint: $1,000 - $2,000)
$1,700