US 1940 Inventor Elias Howe Jr. 5c. Scott. 892


US 1940 Inventor Elias Howe Jr. 5c. Scott. 892


Series: Famous Americans Issue - Inventors

Issued date: 14-10-1940 (dd/mm/yyyy)
Face value: 5c.

Emission: Commemorative
Watermark: No Watermark

Catalogue No:-
Scott (USA): 892
Stanley Gibbons (UK): 889
Michel (Germany): 488
Yvert et Tellier (France): 446

Dimensions (height x width):
29mm x 26mm

Printer: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Print Method: Rotary press

Stamp Colors: Ultramarine
Perforation: Perf 10½ x 11

Themes: Inventor, Famous People

Total print: 20,264,580 (estimate)

Description:- Elias Howe Jr. (1819-1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine. Howe was not the first to conceive of the idea of a sewing machine. Many other people had formulated the idea of such a machine before him, one as early as 1790, and some had even patented their designs and produced working machines, in one case at least 80 of them. However, Howe originated significant refinements to the design concepts of his predecessors, and on September 10, 1846, he was awarded the first United States patent (U.S. Patent 4,750) for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design. His machine contained the three essential features common to most modern machines: a needle with the eye at the point, a shuttle operating beneath the cloth to form the lock stitch, and an automatic feed.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elias_Howe