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03-28-2016, 06:46 AM (This post was last modified: 03-28-2016 08:31 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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Kudos, Roger, that is correct, and the both of you deserve the prize, this catchy audio sewing machine delivered by Betty Hutton:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=999ph8iRT4o

The Chicago Tribune reported this on January 24, 1861. According to Catherine Clinton, the sewing machine "became a prized possession that Mrs. Lincoln took with her when she left the White House."

I was reminded of this story when coming across this grave:
       
The grave inscription reads:

"Here rests
Mr.
Joseph Madersperger
Inventor of the sewing machine
1768-1850"

Obviously many have or are claimed to have invented the sewing machine - I found Mr. Madersperger here, he was granted a patent in 1814, and even he was preceded by an Englishman:
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cultu...e-2142740/

PS: I found the grave while actually searching for this gentleman's grave:
   
And yes, both RIP on an old cemetery for the poor (in Vienna)!
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