This day in technology » Textiles, Footwear and Leather

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On 2nd May, 1670, The Hudson Bay Company(HBC) was given a Royal Charter... Read more »

On 14th March, 1794, Eli Whitney patented his Cotton Gin machinery, which removed seeds from cotton... Read more »

On 11th March, 1811, The Luddites made their first attack on knitting frames in Nottingham, England.... Read more »

On 3rd March, 1821, Thomas Jennings received a patent for the dry scouring of clothes... Read more »

On 17th June, 1823, Charles Macintosh patented his waterproof material... Read more »

On 20th April, 1837, E. B. Bigelow received his first patent for a power loom... Read more »

On 21st February, 1842, J. J. Greenough received the first American patent for a sewing machine... Read more »

On 10th April, 1845, A power loom for weaving gingham and other fabrics was patented... Read more »

On 7th March, 1854, Charles Miller patented improvements in the sewing machine... Read more »

On 2nd June, 1857, The first chain-stitch sewing machine was patented... Read more »