Walter Hunt (1785-1859), a 19th century engineer and machinist, was only a bit player in the history of the sewing machine but he was a prolific “Yankee mechanical genius” who had a penchant ...

For American inventor Walter Hunt spent a lifetime inventing ... heating stove, ice boat, fountain pen, and a reversible metallic heel for shoes, to name a few. Even though he sold the rights ...

The compulsively creative Hunt might be the greatest inventor you’ve never heard of Jimmy Stamp Walter Hunt (1785-1859), a 19th century engineer and machinist, was only a bit player in the ...