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Patent Model of a Book-sewing Machine
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This patent model demonstrates an invention for a book-sewing machine which was granted patent number 184961. The machine was capable of sewing a large number of volumes without stopping the machine. It was an improvement on an earlier machine patented by David M. Smyth.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit linePatent Model of a Book-sewing Machine. ca 1876. Glazier, George W.. National Museum of American History. CC0.
