Trade catalogs from Eastman Machine Co.

Date: 1900s

Company Name: Eastman Machine Co.

Place: Buffalo, New York, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Textiles and textile machineryTopic: Textile fabricsTextile machinery industry

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Location: Trade Literature at the American History Museum LibraryCollection: Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_14222

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: Textile machinery ; cloth cutting machines ; Canadian inventor George Eastman developed the first fractional electric motor that could be mounted on a machine. The motor was attached to a reciprocating knife mechanism and the first electric fabric-cutting machine was born--The Eastman. The Eastman revolutionized the apparel industry with a tool that ended tedious manual cutting-room labor. http://www.eastmancuts.com/aboutus.htmIncludes: Trade catalogBlack and white imagesColor imagesPhysical Description: 4 pieces; 1 box

Record Id: SILNMAHTL_14222

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