Allen Benjamin Wilson (1823–1888) was an American inventor famous for designing, building and patenting some of the first successful sewing machines.[1] He invented both the vibrating and the rotating shuttle designs which, in turns, dominated all home lockstitch sewing machines. With various partners in the 19th century he manufactured reliable sewing machines using the latter shuttle type.
- ^ "WILSON, Allen Benjamin". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. New York: James T. White & Company. 1899. p. 460. Retrieved March 6, 2010.