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Elias Howe

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Noun1.Elias Howe - United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)Elias Howe - United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
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Elias Howe had a dream about cannibals attacking, and their spears had holes in them.
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1819 Elias Howe, inventor of the domestic sewing machine, was born in Massachusetts.
On this day by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
For instance, the next time you zip your winter coat, you'll know that Elias Howe first secured a patent (something that provides protection so an idea can be shared, but the inventor holds onto the invention) for his "automatic, continuous clothing closure" in 1851.
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