For much of the nineteenth century, inventors submitted a model with their patent application to the United States Patent Office. The National Museum of American History’s patent model collection ...

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If you aren’t an experienced quilter or embroider, a sewing machine may not seem worth the investment. But they come in handy even for non-crafty projects, like repairing a ripped seam or hemming a ...