Today (October 3, 1867) is Elias Howe Memorial Day, which marked the beginning of the modern sewing machine with the invention of the sewing machine.
Elias Howe was born on July 9, 1819, in Spencer, Massachusetts, USA. He
was called Elias Owe Jr. because he was named after his father. Elias' father
was a farmer and a local doctor. His mother is Polly Bhimisu. The ancestors of
the Owe family immigrated to the United States in 1630 from Brinklow,
Warwickshire. Many of his family members were inventors. One of Owai's ancestors
was William Owe, who built the Wooden Truss Bridge. The bridge still bears his
name today. Tyler Owe invented the Ingeneius Bed Springs instead of the straw
bed. Elias Owai's invention may have changed the course of world life somewhat.
Elias Owe's father, a hard worker, managed the farm and the flour mill with the help of his eight children. The maverick machine also provided him with some income. But managing the farm was a huge struggle. So Elias had been working on the farm to help his father since he was six years old. One of his missions was to manufacture and supply perforated covers for cotton mills. At the same time, he went to school and studied in the quiet winters. At the age of 11, he joined another farm near his hometown. At the age of sixteen, he returned to his farm due to ill health and family circumstances.
In 1834 Elias joined a weaving mill in Lowell. Here's how to put one
together for use with your loom. Working in the repair section of cotton fibre
making machines allowed me to know clearly how the machines work.
At that time, the plant was affected due to some failures at the state level.
So he moved to Cambridge. There he worked with his cousin Nathaniel Banks in a
rope factory. There he worked as an assistant to a mechanical engineer.
Nathaniel Banks served as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and later Speaker of
Parliament.
In 1838 he joined Cornhill in Boston as an assistant to Ari Davis, a chief craftsman. He repaired precision tools and sewing tools. He realized that the sewing tools that came to him had various flaws and that they were not really sewing tools. Ari did not go down without trying, except that Ari was telling him to make a good sewing machine. The two have been involved in various discussions about the flaws in the sewing tools that come with them. Elias travelled to various towns to repair the machines and explain their shortcomings.
On March 3, 1941, at the age of 22, he married Elizabeth Ames. The man who earned $ 9 a week got married and had children and had to work harder considering the higher income. When he returned home from work, he found his wife sewing clothes by hand. He would get up as soon as he imagined the various mechanical systems in his mind to sew the cloth and write notes on it. He will list the parts needed for it. Sometimes they will fit but many times they will not fit properly.
In 1844 Elias's uncle invented the cutting machine for making large palm
leaves into hats and baskets. Impressed, Elias' father took his family to his
brother's residence and stayed in Cambridge to help him. His family returned to
their farm a few years later due to some damage there. In 1844 his wealthy
friend George Fischer, a merchant, gave Elias the help he needed. Despite his
ill health, Elias continued to work in the sewing industry to create new
machines. He was quicker than his wife in sewing clothes by hand. Along with
Basu, he joined the railway industry as a mechanical driver. In his spare time, he was involved in trying to make a sewing machine.
In October 1844 he developed a basic sewing machine. It was made of
wood, iron, wire, nails and needles attached to it. It operated as a locking
sewing machine set up to secure the threads together. Although this marked a
turning point in the history of sewing and clothing design in world machine
history, Elias was actively involved in trying to create a machine stronger
than this. In April 1845 he developed a continuous sewing machine. It was
patented in 1846. Elias made two sewing machines. One was granted to obtain a
patent. Another was made for sale. But 80 people struggled to figure this out
themselves. George Fischer arranged for the sewing machine to be sent on
display by train for public viewing. Women were fascinated by this machine. But
no one came forward to buy it due to its high price. Yet Elias did not give up
and fought for a patent.
Although George Fischer spent money on advertising the machine, he also
withdrew as his income declined over some time. It was also very
difficult for anyone other than Elias to operate the machine. Quincy kept it in
the arena for two weeks and showed it to the public. He also made it run with
6,7 women. But no one came forward to buy it. His brother Amasa advised him to
try to sell the machine in the UK. William Frederick Thomas offered to invest
the money in the UK. He bought the machine for 250 and made a lot of money-making machines like it. It expanded under the name W. Thomas Company. He
became very rich, but Elias and his brother Amasa, who received just 250, spent
it and returned to the United States.
Elias was revived by a friend, Charles Inglis, who had lived in extreme depression and poverty. With his help, he developed a third machine. Went back to England. He spent all the money he had there and had to mortgage his machine for 5. Charles returned to the United States with the help of English. His wife died in 1849 due to ill health. He also borrowed money to pay for his funeral. Elias, who grew up in poverty with three children, remarried Ros Allende again for the children. With the help of his father, Elias returned to his old self and began to fight for the patent for the machine. He fought hard for five years, won lawsuits with the help of his father and friends, and won a patent. Isaac Singer was the one who fought the hardest with Elias in this case. In 1854 he was granted a patent. Elias' life changed after that. His dream came true. His name was recorded as the first inventor in the history of sewing machines. His sewing machines were sold in the United States. He was awarded a $ 5 patent for each machine. Elias' brother Amasa Owe started a sewing machine factory in 1854. Thomas Saint was a scholar who changed the status of hand-sewing to machine-sewing.
From 1854 to 1867 his income multiplied. During the American Civil War,
he donated part of his property to the military. Elias also served in the
division. His sewing machine won a gold medal at an exhibition in Paris in
1867. Postage stamps were issued in his honour. France invited Elijah there and
made him proud. Elias Owe, who pioneered the development of the modern sewing
machine by inventing the sewing machine, died in Brooklyn on October 3, 1867, at
the age of 48. He left this world in New York. The 1965 film The Beatles' Help
was made in honour of Elias.
Source By: Wikipedia
Information: Ramesh, Assistant Professor of Physics, Nehru Memorial
College, Puthanampatti, Trichy.
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