Afro-Surinamese Inventor - Jan Ernst Matzeliger (Shoe Lasting Machine)

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Channel: Yohannes · 2015 · Education

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Jan Ernst Matzeliger was an inventor of Surinamese descent born in 1852, best known for patenting the shoe lasting machine, which made footwear more affordable.

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