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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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Main Author:	Plet, Peggy U. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Canada] : [publisher not identified], [2016]
Subjects:	Matzeliger, Jan Ernst, > 1852-1889. Shoemakers > United States > Biography. Inventors > Massachusetts > Lynn > Biography. African American inventors > Massachusetts > Lynn > Biography. Shoe industry > United States.

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