#Peter Muller Munk

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On this day, September 10, in 1846, the Massachusetts machinist and inventor  Elias Howe, Jr. (1819-1867) was awarded U.S. Patent 4,750, the first United States patent for a sewing machine using a lockstitch design.

Others had proposed and even manufactured designs for mechanical sewing apparatus, beginning with a German immigrant to London, Charles Weisenthal, who, in 1755, patented a needle to be used in such a machine, though he proposed no machine with which to pair it. Others would soon follow, though their machines similarly were incomplete or suffered design faults that prevented them from working well enough to be put to practical use.

The French inventor Barthélemy Thimonnier invented a machine that was patented by the French government in 1830, and within ten years was operating a factory with 80 machines sewing uniforms for the French army. But Thimonnier’s factory was destroyed by Parisian tailors who feared that his machines would put them out of work. Despite repeated efforts and new patents for improvements to his machine in 1841, 1845, and 1847, which received prizes and acclaim when exhibited at the 1855 World Fair in Paris, Thimonnier’s invention was a commercial failure, and he died a poor man in 1857.

Howe’s invention almost met the same fate, as he struggled to find financial backers to assist in the production of his machine. As he persevered with little luck in turning his invention into a commercial product, other more financially savvy entrepreneurs began manufacturing machines using his design. Most famously, Howe was forced to pursue a court case against Isaac Singer and Walter Hunt from 1849 to 1854, as the two men had begun selling a machine based on his patent. Howe eventually won the dispute. Much of the settlement and royalties he earned as a result went toward providing equipment for the 17th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army during the Civil War, a unit in which he also served as a private. But the funds also allowed him to establish The Howe Machine Co. in Bridgeport, Connecticut around 1866. Both Elias Howe Jr. and Isaac Singer died wealthy men.

The sewing machine in this July, 1943 advertisement was created nearly 100 years after Howe’s patent was granted. Industrial designer Peter Muller Munk’s (1907–1967) contribution to the design was the replacement of the traditional metal sewing machine shell with Durez plastic, which he proposed would not only reduce the weight of the machine, but would also offer options for color finishes that would appeal to consumers.

The item is part of the Hagley Library’s John Okolowicz collection of publications and advertising on radio and consumer electronics (Accession 2014.277). To view it online, alongside other material from this collection, click here to visit its page in our Digital Archive.

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space age, Peter Muller-Munk

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Art Deco and Modernism at the Brooklyn Museum

Art Deco and Modernism at the Brooklyn Museum

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Tea Service with Tray designed by Peter Muller-Munk (American) in 1931

[railwayhistorical]

The Unisphere

This wonderful and iconic sculpture, the Unisphere, was part of the 1964 World’s Fair. The location is within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in Queens, New York.

The piece was designed by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke and is constructed with aluminum and stainless steel. Industrial designers at Peter Muller-Munk Associates also had a hand in its construction (source).

One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1984.

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Geiser Medical Centre Peter Muller-Munk Associates 1973 https://ift.tt/2G37osq

[glrosario]

The Unisphere, located at the center of the radial pathways in the northern half of Flushing Meadows Corona Park, was commissioned for the New York World's Fair of 1964-65. Designed by landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke (1892–1982) in aluminum with metallic mesh continents, the Unisphere was further refined in stainless steel by industrial designers at Peter Muller-Munk Associates. American Bridge Company, a division of US Steel, engineered, fabricated and erected the 350-ton, 120-foot-diameter globe, which was the centerpiece and icon of the fair. The sphere features representations of the continents and major mountain ranges in relief, and is encircled by three giant orbital rings that represent the tracks of early satellites. The capital cities of the world were marked by lights. The Unisphere celebrated both the dawn of the space age and the fair’s broader theme of “Peace Through Understanding". It has since become a beloved symbol of Queens. In 2010 Parks completed a capital renovation that included rehabilitation of the two 1964 World’s Fair pumps, re-sealing of joints, and a fresh coat of paint on the fountain’s surface. In addition, part of the plaza around the fountain was re-graded. Storm damage in 2010 and 2012 to structural cables and the country of Sri Lanka was also repaired. On May 18th 2014, on the 50th anniversary of the 1964 World’s Fair, a ceremony was held at the Unisphere honoring Gilmore D. Clarke’s achievement. The Unisphere remains a familiar feature on the city's skyline, a monument to the times and aspirations of the world's fair. (From nyc.gov at https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/flushing-meadows-corona-park/highlights/12761) @glrosario @luxestoneny #glrosario George L. Rosario NYC's Hometown Realtor Luxe Stone New York at eXp Builder/Speaker/Entrepreneur CONTACT: 347-671-SOLD www.GEORGEROSARIO.com #NYCsHometownRealtor #eXpRealty #NewYork #NewYorkCity #LuxeStoneNY #5amCLUB #unisphere #unisphereglobe #LIONSquad #Flushing #Queens #FlushingQueens #Corona #Realtor #CoronaQueens #flushingmeadows #flushingmeadowscoronapark #CoronaPark #queensglobe #travel #parks #nyc #park #exprealtynyc #exprealtyproud #exprealtyny #exprealtyagent (at Unisphere) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5AdRh_nmq7/?igshid=1hyevr2k4mny3

[casaannabel]

Art Deco Normandie pitcher for Revere Copper and Brass by Peter Muller-Munk 1935

[marconerli]

Peter Muller-Munk #spaceage #architecture

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Peter Müller-Munk

[anyskin]

Tea Service with Tray designed by Peter Muller-Munk (American) in 1931

[danismm]

The skylounge , manufactured by the Budd Company, is a new idea for speeding trans portation from the center of the city to the airport. The system should save passengers 50 minutes of commuting time. Peter Muller Munk Associates, Inc., design consultants. Capable of carrying forty - four passengers, the skylounge will be driven from midtown to the pickup locations. The body, made of lightweight aluminum, rests on a specially designed flatbed truck. A helicopter will lift the body from the final pickup station to the airport. 1969