GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

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INVENTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
First lock-stitch sewing machine was invented in 1833 by
A
Isaac Singer
B
Elias Howe
C
Hiram Moore
D
Walter Hunt
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1833, Hunt invented a sewing machine that used a lockstitch – the first time an inventor had not tried to replicate a hand stitch with their machine.

Detailed explanation-2: -1833 Walter Hunt: Walter Hunt was an American mechanic and a prolific inventor. Besides his various creations, Hunt designed plans for the lockstitch sewing machine. This was the very first machine that didn’t try to mimie the human hand in sewing.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1833, Hunt invented a sewing machine that used a lockstitch, but failed to patent it. The lockstitch used two threads, one passing through a loop in the other and then both interlocking. This was the first time an inventor had not mimicked a hand stitch.

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