Balthasar Krems
Balthasar Krems (born November 27, 1760 in Mayen ; † May 4, 1813 in Mayen ) was a stocking knitter and in 1810 developed a prototype of a sewing machine . This is a single-thread chainstitch sewing machine that is powered by the foot. The fabric was conveyed through a spiked wheel. He invented the machine sewing needle, in which the needle eye is located at the lower, pointed end of the sewing needle. This construction is what makes a sewing machine possible in the first place.
His portrait can be found on a memorial plaque set into a wall at the entrance to Genoveva Castle in Mayen .
Web links
- Biography at www.naehmaschine-antik.de
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| SURNAME | Krems, Balthasar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Stocking knitter, inventor of a sewing machine |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1760 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mayen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 4, 1813 |
| Place of death | Mayen |