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Barthélemy Thimonnier

L'Arbresle, Rhône 1793 - Amplepuis, Rhône 1857
French inventor, who is attributed with the invention of the first sewing machine that replicated sewing by hand
(Wikipedia)

Louis Prost
1931

Description

Stone bust on a stele with at the front a relief of a woman with a sewing machine.

Lyon - Barthélemy Thimonnier

Inscription(s)

B. THIMONNIER
1793-1857
inventeur de la
machine a coudre

...
de la societe et ..nnai.e... inventeurs
et artistes industriels a ete inaugure
le 8 mars 1931 sous la presidence de
monsieur herriot maire de lyon

Signature

L. Prost

Sculptor

Louis Prost (Lyon 1876 - Lyon 1945), French sculptor (notice at CHTS).

Sources & Information

Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, [Monument à Barthélemy Thimonnier (1793-1857), place....

Locatie (N 45°45'11" - E 4°51'0") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frra263; Photograph: 16 August 2018
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