Patent Model of a Book-stitching Machine
National Museum of American History

Patent Model of a Book-stitching Machine

Theine, Carl · ca 1877

metal (overall material)
National Museum of American History
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of American History

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a book-stitching machine which was granted patent number 197575. The patent details a shuttle sewing machine for stitching productions such as pamphlets, catalogs and periodicals, with a continuously lubricated needle. Patentee Carl Theine was from Minden, Germany.

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