Charlie Merrow
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Charles Griswold Merrow (born November 11, 1976 is an entrepreneur
who is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Merrow Sewing Machine Company
. He is the great grandson of Lane Bryant
and great great nephew to Joseph M. Merrow
, who was the inventor of the overlock sewing machine
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Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
who is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Merrow Sewing Machine Company
Merrow Sewing Machine Company
the Merrow Sewing Machine Company is a manufacturer of sewing machines, established in 1838 as the Merrow Company by J. Makens Merrow. Originally a gunpowder manufacturer, in 1837 the company built a knitting mill, and in 1887 evolved to design, build and market sewing machines exclusively. Best...
. He is the great grandson of Lane Bryant
Lane Bryant
Lane Bryant is a United States retail women's clothing store chain focusing on plus-size clothing. It began in the early 1900s with the innovative maternity designs created by Lena Himmelstein Bryant Malsin. -Beginning:...
and great great nephew to Joseph M. Merrow
Joseph M. Merrow
Joseph Millard Merrow was president of the Merrow Machine Company.Merrow was born in the community of Merrow, town of Mansfield in Connecticut. His parents were J. B. Merrow and Harriet Millard Merrow...
, who was the inventor of the overlock sewing machine
Sewing machine
A sewing machine is a textile machine used to stitch fabric, cards and other material together with thread. Sewing machines were invented during the first Industrial Revolution to decrease the amount of manual sewing work performed in clothing companies...
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