Seat Lasting Machine

Matzeliger received a patent for his lasting machine on March 20, 1883. This machine employed pincers to hold an upper, pulled it over the last and held it in place, before pinning the leather to the last and discharging the completed shoe.The toe and heel lasting machine of the present invention typically includes a footwear assembly support, mounted to a machine frame, to support the footwear assembly, in combination with a toe wiper assembly and a heel wiper assembly for performing the lasting operations.