1. Jan Matzeliger
... behind those things that protect our feet, Uhm yes shoes. Jan Matzeliger invented a shoe lasting machine which changed the world by giving people somthing to protect their feet with, making mass production of shoes possible, and making it possible for ordinary citizens to purchase shoes. Jan Matzeliger was born in Paramaribo [Dutch Guiana] South Africa on September 15, 1852. His father was a Dutch ... ,000. He sold his first model for 15,000, and continued to make better models of the shoe making machine and gain profit. Jans shoe making machine changed the world in many ways. One was gi...
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