{"product_id":"jan-ernst-matzeliger-shoe-lasting-machine-never-forget-black-innovation-archive-edition-t-shirt-buillth","title":"Jan Ernst Matzeliger — Shoe Lasting Machine — Never Forget Black Innovation Archive Edition T-Shirt | Buillth","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;border-top:1px solid #d9d9d9;padding-top:18px;margin:0 0 16px 0;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;width:100%;\"\u003e\n\u003csvg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"23\" height=\"23\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1a1a1a\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" style=\"flex-shrink:0;\"\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M9 18h6\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M10 22h4\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003cpath d=\"M15 14c.2-1 .7-1.7 1.5-2.5A5 5 0 0 0 18 8a6 6 0 0 0-12 0c0 1.7.7 2.8 1.5 3.5.9.8 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.5\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight:700;font-size:19px;color:#1a1a1a;\"\u003eDid You Know?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery pair of affordable shoes ever made runs on an idea invented by Jan Ernst Matzeliger, a Black inventor most people have never heard of. Before him, skilled cobblers hand-made a handful of pairs a day. His shoe lasting machine made 700.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow you know. Wear that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Buillth Shoe Lasting Machine tee is part of the Never Forget collection — wearable archives honoring the Black inventors who built the modern world and never got the credit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe design: Full museum archive poster. Lasting mechanism assembly, cam and lever schematics, shoe form diagrams — the technical record of the invention that industrialized footwear for the world, laid out like a classified document. This isn't a graphic tee. It's a record.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWear it. They'll ask. Then you tell them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe shirt: Heavyweight unisex tee. 100% ring-spun cotton. Soft enough to live in, bold enough to start a conversation. Tear-away label. Runs true to size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Ernst Matzeliger — The Short Version\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJan Ernst Matzeliger was a Black inventor who mechanized the shoe-making process — reducing the labor of attaching the upper of a shoe to its sole from handwork to machine speed, 150 to 700 pairs per day. His invention made shoes affordable for working class people worldwide and transformed the entire footwear industry. He died at 37 and never saw the full reach of what he built.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e→ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/buillth.com\/pages\/jan-ernst-matzeliger\"\u003eRead the full story of Jan Ernst Matzeliger on the Buillth inventor page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Printify","offers":[{"title":"Black \/ S","offer_id":49307408695546,"sku":"44944891643314445337","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ M","offer_id":49307408728314,"sku":"52684101329219156458","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ L","offer_id":49307408761082,"sku":"14916531400405666872","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ XL","offer_id":49307408793850,"sku":"22184177192866636593","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black \/ 2XL","offer_id":49307408826618,"sku":"26522120942942943672","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0837\/7666\/7898\/files\/Shoe_Lasting_Blk_Innovation_Schematic_-_Black.jpg?v=1783931582","url":"https:\/\/buillth.com\/products\/jan-ernst-matzeliger-shoe-lasting-machine-never-forget-black-innovation-archive-edition-t-shirt-buillth","provider":"Buillth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}