William Howe (architect)
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William Howe was an American architect and bridge builder famous for patenting the Howe truss design for bridges in 1840.
William Howe
Elias Howe
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Elias Howe Jr. was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch sewing machine.
William Howe (architect)
…Azubah Stone, daughter of a Charlton, Massachusetts, farmer (and sister of Amasa Stone) in 1828. The Howe family was an inventive one. Howe's nephew, Elias Howe, patented the first viable sewing machine. Howe's older brother, Tyler Howe, invented the box spring bed. William Howe established a career as a…
Elias Howe portrait
Howe commemorative, 1940 issue