Before the Hon. Philip F. Thomas, Commissioner of Patents, in the Matter of the Application of Elias Howe, Jr. , for an Extension of His Patent for Sewing Machines : Testimony Taken on the Part of the Applicant, Elias Howe, Jr. (Classic Reprint)

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