Sewing-Awl. Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Sewing-Awl.
  • Added Title Sewing Awl.

Creator

  • Inventor: Alten, George Philip
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Witness: Worthem, W. B.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Jessen, W.
    Contributor Type: Personal
  • Witness: Riley, H. J.
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Witness for illustration.

Publisher

  • Name: United States. Patent Office.
    Place of Publication: [Washington D.C.]

Date

  • Creation: 1911-11-28
  • Acceptance Date: 1911-11-28
  • Submission Date: 1911-05-17

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Patent for an improvement upon the sewing awl that is designed to work well with leather workers. The sewing awl is made to be "adaptable to work with a break or tension device, capable of restraining a thread holding spool against free rotation to prevent excessive undesirable slack or looseness of the thread" (lines 15-19) as illustrated and described.
  • Physical Description: [2], # 1 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Inventions
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Science and Technology
  • Keyword: sewing
  • Keyword: awl
  • Keyword: stitching
  • Keyword: hemming
  • Keyword: embroidery

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Travis County - Austin

Collection

  • Name: Texas Patents
    Code: TXPT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Patent Number: 1009882
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth513870

Note

  • Display Note: "Application files May 17, 1911. Serial No. 627,867."
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