the northern industrial economy grew rapid between many bcs of new farming methods new inventions and the expanding transportation systems in 1837 a vermont blacksmith john deere built a lightweight plow of polished steel. it would cut the soil more cleanly than the iron plow. it would even sing or vibrate as it cut through the soilsince ancient times farmers had been cutting grain w scythes. in july of 1831 cyrus mccormick of virginia demonstrated his mechanized reaper that could harvest 14 times more grain than 2 men with scythes could in the same amount of timewalter hunt invented the safety pin. hunt also invented the first machine that would sew interlocking stitches. he was afraid that his new inventions would be used by seamstresses. hunt abandoned his sewing machine without getting a patentelias howe of massachusetts produced a similar machine a few years later. howe found a patent in 1846 and went to england to market the invention. when he returned he found that isaac singer had already produced and sold a version of his machine. howe sued singer and won a royalty or payment for every sewing machine built in the ussinger made a deal with howe and 2 others inventors who had improved the sewing machine. they agreed to combine their ideas into one machine mass produce it and share the profitsewing machines helped factory workers turn out many garment very quickly. for the first time cheap ready made clothing was widely available

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