Smyth Improved No. 3 Book Sewing Machine
Object/Artifact
Smyth #3 sewing machine was the first production book sewing machine. Using a machine like this an operator could sew 2000 books per day as compared to a maximum of 200 books per day that could have been sewed by hand prior to the availability of the Smyth #3.
Perhaps 3 are known, 2 of which operate.
2010.3.1
Historic
circa 1887
Machine, Book Stitching
Bookbinding Equipment
Printing T&E
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication
tools and equipmentmachines
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