Mckay Shoe-sewing Machine is a photograph by Mid-manhattan Picture Collection/new York Public Library which was uploaded on June 28th, 2016.
Mckay Shoe-sewing Machine
McKay Shoe-sewing machine, illustration. Lyman Reed Blake, an American inventor, devised a sewing machine for sewing the soles of shoes to the... more
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Mckay Shoe-sewing Machine
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Mid-manhattan Picture Collection/new York Public Library
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McKay Shoe-sewing machine, illustration. Lyman Reed Blake, an American inventor, devised a sewing machine for sewing the soles of shoes to the uppers. Blake sold the patent to Gordon McKay, a self-taught engineer and businessman. Blake and McKay worked on improving the machine, and the McKay sole-sewing machine headed the market in the US and the UK for over twenty years.
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June 28th, 2016
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