{"product_id":"2940013856172","title":"The Invention of the Sewing Machine [Illustrated]","description":"This edition features\u003cbr\u003e • illustrations\u003cbr\u003e • a linked Table of Contents, linked Footnotes, and linked Index\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS \u003cbr\u003ePreface \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments \u003cbr\u003e1. Early Efforts \u003cbr\u003e2. Elements of a Successful Machine \u003cbr\u003e3. The “Sewing-Machine Combination” \u003cbr\u003e4. Less Expensive Machines \u003cbr\u003e Appendixes \u003cbr\u003e I. Notes on the Development and Commercial Use of the Sewing Machine \u003cbr\u003e II. American Sewing-Machine Companies of the 19th Century \u003cbr\u003e  III. Chronological List of U.S. Sewing-Machine Patent Models in the Smithsonian Collections \u003cbr\u003e IV. 19th-Century Sewing Machine Leaflets in the Smithsonian Collections \u003cbr\u003e V. A Brief History of Cotton Thread \u003cbr\u003e VI. Biographical Sketches \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Indexes \u003cbr\u003e  Geographical Index to Companies Listed in Appendix II \u003cbr\u003e  Alphabetical Index to Patentees Listed in Appendix III \u003cbr\u003e  General Index to Chapters","brand":"VolumesOfValue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166232428784,"sku":"2940013856172","price":3.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013856172_p0.jpg?v=1763595601","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013856172","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}