Show The First Pint Sewing Machine The first sewing machine was probably ably y made by an Englishman named Thomas Saint who received etl a patent on July 17 17 1790 Thomas Saints Saint's pat pat- patent patent ent was discovered within recent years by a searcher the among patent ar archives archles ar- ar archives chives es of or the British Patent office where It had lain aln unnoticed for almost a century Isaac M. M Singer In 1851 1551 patented a 0 sewing machine having a fixed overhanging arm and a vertical needle He lIe also Introduced a foot toot treadle but his most Important con con- contribution was the presser foot with a n yielding spring |