Barthélemy Thimonnier was a French inventor, who is attributed with the invention of the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand. He was born in L'Arbresle, in Rhône in France. Wikipedia
Born: August 19, 1793, L'Arbresle, France
Died: July 5, 1857 (age 63 years), Amplepuis, France
Inventions: Sewing machine
People also ask
What did Barthélemy Thimonnier invent?
Who really invented the sewing machine?
What happened to Thimonnier sewing factory?
Where did Barthélemy Thimonnier go to school?
The first man known to have put a sewing machine. into practical operation, Barthelemy Thimonnier, was a Frenchman of obscure parentage. His father, a textile.
The French tailor Barthélemy Thimonnier invented the first sewing machine for practical use. However, his sewing machine design never became widely popular.
Thimonnier was the oldest of seven children. He studied for a while in Lyon, before going to work as a tailor in Panissières. In 1823, he settled in a suburb ( ...