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[[Image:amsewing.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The New American Treadle, circa 1880.]]AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. The American Sewing Machine Company was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853 or 1854. From 1863, for the next 10 years, The American Sewing Machine Company regularly patented their own overseaming, sewing machine and buttonhole machine advancements. Their Franklin Foell patent of 1882 was for minor improvements to the feed and shuttle of a previous patent by G Rominger. | [[Image:amsewing.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The New American Treadle, circa 1880.]]AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. The American Sewing Machine Company was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853 or 1854. From 1863, for the next 10 years, The American Sewing Machine Company regularly patented their own overseaming, sewing machine and buttonhole machine advancements. Their Franklin Foell patent of 1882 was for minor improvements to the feed and shuttle of a previous patent by G Rominger. | ||
Revision as of 20:56, 3 February 2023
AMERICAN SEWING MACHINE COMPANY. The American Sewing Machine Company was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1853 or 1854. From 1863, for the next 10 years, The American Sewing Machine Company regularly patented their own overseaming, sewing machine and buttonhole machine advancements. Their Franklin Foell patent of 1882 was for minor improvements to the feed and shuttle of a previous patent by G Rominger.
The American Sewing Machine Model 6 used a shuttle, but took a round bobbin. People who used the American Sewing Machine said it sewed a near perfect seam. The American Sewing Machine Model 7 had already developed into the standard looking sewing machine shape that was to dominate all sewing machines for decades. The American Sewing Machine Company produced a range of attractive and practical sewing machines until the later part of the Victorian period. Their range included the Improved American and the High-Arm American, industrial, boot and leather machines.
Established in Dubuque in 1876, the company had a trading area including Iowa, northern Illinois, and Minnesota. In 1880 the company was located at 69 8th Street.
The American Sewing Machine Company has recently shown us what we believe to be one
of the most handsome sewing machines in the market. It is either a hand or treadle
machine; the work-plate is profusely inlaid with mother of pearl ornaments, all
bright parts being nickel-plated, including loose wheel and it is fitted with all
the latest improvements. The cover is of handsome figured walnut and with it off
or on is a fit ornament to any drawing room and very portable for traveling. We
give an illustration of this useful article and suggest at the same time that as
a suitable New Year's gift it can be highly recommended.
Sewing Machine Gazette, 1885
The company brought out many patents from 1870 until 1881 but then developments seemed to slow. The company disappeared around 1896.
Source:
"New Business House," Dubuque Herald, September 2, 1876, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18760902&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
