<P> Elias Howe , born in Spencer , Massachusetts , created his sewing machine in 1845 , using a similar method to Fisher 's except that the fabric was held vertically . An important improvement on his machine was to have the needle running away from the point , starting from the eye . After a lengthy stay in England trying to attract interest in his machine , he returned to America to find various people infringing his patent , among them Isaac Merritt Singer . He eventually won a case for patent infringement in 1854 , and was awarded the right to claim royalties from the manufacturers using ideas covered by his patent , including Singer . </P>
<P> Elias Howe , born in Spencer , Massachusetts , created his sewing machine in 1845 , using a similar method to Fisher 's except that the fabric was held vertically . An important improvement on his machine was to have the needle running away from the point , starting from the eye . After a lengthy stay in England trying to attract interest in his machine , he returned to America to find various people infringing his patent , among them Isaac Merritt Singer . He eventually won a case for patent infringement in 1854 , and was awarded the right to claim royalties from the manufacturers using ideas covered by his patent , including Singer . </P>
who made a sewing machine that became a bestseller
who made a sewing machine that became a bestseller
Isaac Merritt Singer
Isaac Merritt Singer