Figure 130. — White sewing machine. Although the 

 White sewing machines date from 1876, Thomas H. White 

 had been busy in the manufacture of sewing machines for 

 many years prior to this. White is known to have been 

 associated with Barker in the manufacture of the Brattleboro 

 machine and later with Grout in producing one of the several 

 New England machines. In 1866 he moved to Cleveland. 

 Ohio, and began manufacturing machines for sale under 

 special trade names through selling organizations. In 1876. 

 the White Sewing Machine Company was formed and ma- 

 chines were sold under the White name. 



The machine illustrated is a standard lockstitch machine, 

 which would have been set into a sewing-machine table and 

 operated by a treadle. The small handle was used to start 



the wheel, and thus the stitching operation, in the forward 

 fliiii tion. This machine bears the serial number 28241 and 

 the following patents: -Mar. 14. 1876, May 2. 1876, Oct. 24, 

 1876, Jan. 16, 1877, Mar. 20. 1877. Mar. 27, 1877," which 

 are primarily the patents of D'Arcy Porter and George W. 

 Baker. 



I In- machines of the 1870s may be dated approximately 

 as follow ^: 



Serial Number Tear 



1—9000 1876 



9000—27000 1877 



270(11—45000 1878 



45001—63000 1879 



(Smithsonian photo 48329-H.) 



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