Stock Photo - Barthelemy Thimonnier, 19th century French inventor, [1907]. Thimmonier (1793-1857) patented the first sewing machine to be put into practical use, in Paris in 1830. He made 80 of the machines to produce army uniforms, but they were destroyed by tailors fearing for their jobs. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 1 September 1907.

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