HOWE, ELIAS
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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 catalog 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
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
More in Fools who made history series
- HOWE, ELIAS
- STORY OF CHARLES GOODYEAR
Sources
- Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
Record added 2026-07-02 14:20:06