What is Elias Howe?
[[File:Elias Howe 1867.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Elias Howe]]{{Nosource}} '''Elias Howe''' (July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) was an [[Americans|American]] [[inventor]]. Elias Howe was the inventor of the first American-patented sewing machine. {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Elias}} [[Category:1819 births]] [[Category:1867 deaths]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Engineers from Massachusetts]] [[Category:Scientists from Massachusetts]]