The Man Who Made Shoes Affordable for Everyone
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Jan Ernst Matzeliger arrived in Lynn, Massachusetts with almost nothing and taught himself mechanical drafting by candlelight. His 1883 lasting machine could make up to 700 pairs of shoes a day, up to 14 times what the best hand laster could do. Within a decade, shoe prices had dropped by roughly half. Subscribe for more hidden histories behind everyday objects. #shoes #history #inventions #hiddenhistory #shorts
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