A History of Tufted Rugs

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August J. Carter, "Tufting-Attachment Mechanism for Sewing Machines" (US1485213A)

August J. Carter, "Tufting-Attachment Mechanism for Sewing Machines" (US1485213A)

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Made by
August J. Carter
Date
filed 21 Jul 1922, granted 26 Feb 1924
Place
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Number
US1485213A
Themes
Chenille & candlewick, Machine tufting & Dalton, Tools & equipment

Cite this source

August J. Carter, “Tufting-Attachment Mechanism for Sewing Machines” (US1485213A), filed 21 Jul 1922, granted 26 Feb 1924. patents.google.com/patent/US1485213A/en.

Research notes

The Carter Brothers 1922 filing: needle, loop former and separate cutting knife on a sewing machine. Where machine tufting begins. Patent research (Oct 2026): number, title, names and dates read from the USPTO scan.