These advertisements and articles are extracted from the Richmond Daily Dispatch.
All contain references to sewing machines in Richmond between 1860-1865. Of particular interest is the sewing machines manufactured here in Richmond first by Sloats manufacturing and later by Union Manufacturing co. Note that the year 1863 is missing from the original Newspaper archives. Just from these brief advertisements and all to brief articles, we do know that sewing machines were in existence and were being used in the construction of Military clothing.

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Johnson & Clark 1864 Sewing machine