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Jan Matzeliger, Inventor of the Lasting Machine

Jan Matzeliger, Inventor of the Lasting Machine
Jan Matzeliger, Inventor of the Lasting Machine

Jan Matzeliger joined the ancestors (Sept 15, 1852 - Aug 24, 1889). Surinamese-American inventor whose automated lasting machine brought significant change to the manufacturing of shoes. The United Shoe Machinery Corporation company was formed to make his device.

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