HOWE, ELIAS

Series: Fools who made history series

Duration: 1R

Creator: Teaching Film Custodians, Inc

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: The story of Elias Howe and his years of struggle to perfect the sewing machine. The picture attempts to show that inventors seldom profit from their inventions and rarely enjoy the gratitude of the age in which they live. "Early types of machines are shown and their first use in factories and subjects are shown. Subject matter is excellent. Recommended for junior and senior high school classes and for the economics class, for the unit dealing with simple machines. Valuable for social studies groups applying inventions and their Problems of American Democracy classes." Advisory committee

Complete Record: Series: Fools who made history series Dewey number: 921 Audience level: jh-sh-c-adult Producer note: A Columbia production. Available only to schools Format/cost: 16-sd-apply TFC Distributors / rental: American Museum of Natural History $1.50; University of Illinois $1.50; Indiana University $1.25; University of Kansas; University of Michigan $1.50; University of Oklahoma $1.50; University of Tennessee $2; State College of Washington $1.50

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946