Allen Benjamin was born in Willet, New York back in 1824. At 11 he found himself an indentured servant to a farmer, remaining there only one year. He continued to work on a farm until he was 16. He also was learning the blacksmith’s trade. At 16 he found his was to Adrian, Michigan as a journeyman blacksmith.
It was in 1847, he had an epiphany about something he had never heard of, however someone else had already patented the idea. He was ill for several months but the idea never left him. He had nothing in writing just the design in his mind.
In 1849, he moved to North Adams, Massachusetts, he sold one-half interest in his idea for 300.00, that was enough for him to secure US patent number 7776 in 1850. As they say the rest is history. For you see Allen Benjamin Wilson invented the vibrating and rotating shuttle designs for what we now call the lockstitch for sewing machines. Whatever a lockstitch is?
Not bad from what I could find for someone never attending school. Just goes to show you what can be accomplished with the right frame of mind, so what’s holding you back???
Until tomorrow give someone the free gift of a smile.
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