Famous Days in the Century of Invention

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M. Grace Fickett. Famous Days in the Century of Invention

Famous Days in the Century of Invention

Table of Contents

HOW THE SEWING MACHINE WON FAVOR

PART I

PART II

PART III

LONG-DISTANCE TALKING

PART I

PART II

A NEW ERA IN LIGHTING

PART I

PART II

THE TRIUMPH OF GOODYEAR

PART I

PART II

PART III

THE EASIER WAY OF PRINTING

PART I

PART II

ANNA HOLMAN'S DAGUERREOTYPE

THE STORY OF THE REAPER

GRANDMA'S INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRIC CARS

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M. Grace Fickett, Gertrude L. Stone

Published by Good Press, 2019

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"Amasa came back to America with this news, and then he and Elias, with the precious first machine, started together for London in February, just as the paper said. They had so little money that they had to go in the steerage and cook their own food. But in London things went well for a time, and Thomas even advanced the money for Elias's family to join him. However, the good fortune was short-lived. In eight months Elias had adapted his machine to Thomas's requirements, and then Thomas ungratefully discharged him for good and all.

"Things were pretty dark for Elias by this time. Thomas had agreed, but only by word of mouth, to patent the invention in England, and to pay Elias three pounds on every machine that was sold. There are scoundrels everywhere, I suppose; but that Thomas has proved one of the meanest men I ever heard of. Sewing machines are fairly common in London now, and on every one of those Thomas has realized about ten pounds, but Elias hasn't had a shilling.

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