Jan Earnest Matzeliger : a lasting invention /
Biography of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, an African American who invented a shoemaking machine attached the top of the shoe to the sole. This process is called "lasting". Matzeliger's machine could produce more than 10 times what human hands could create in a day. This invention revolutioni...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Canada] :
[publisher not identified],
[2016]
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| Summary: | Biography of Jan Ernst Matzeliger, an African American who invented a shoemaking machine attached the top of the shoe to the sole. This process is called "lasting". Matzeliger's machine could produce more than 10 times what human hands could create in a day. This invention revolutionized the shoemaking industry and made shoes affordable to the average person. |
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| Item Description: | Endnotes included. "Printed and bound in Canada by Art Bookbindery"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 297 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-296). |
| ISBN: | 9780994988508 0994988508 |