Monday, February 04, 2013

Story of Sewing Machine!

Aate hain gaib se ye mazaamiN khayal main
Ghalib!  sareere-khama nawaye  sarosh  hai

Elias Howe, the inventor of sewing machine was a workaholic. He dedicated his life to find various inventions including bed spring mattresses. Americans should be thankful to him as he donated all his wealth as a richest man in USA to Union Army in civil war!

He seldom rest properly. For many years he tried to play with various ways to invent sewing machine. Nothing ever come to satisfaction. One day tired, he said to his wife, I just want to lie here in bed.

Elias Howe was in the middle of a dream where Red Indians tribes were fighting and were firing arrows. Some of the arrows pierced the tents, snagged threads, drawing the threads through with the tips of the arrows creating loops of loose thread. He woke up. It occurred to him that hole in the needle for machine should be in front instead of traditionally in back. And, that's how Sewing Machine was invented.

(I do believe in dreams)


1 comment:

Anaa said...

Interesting Story ....
Waqai aisee mazameen ghaib se he aatain hai,,,Remind me of Eureka of Archimedes

You have a nice Blog