Properly adjusted, it rests on the Bedplate of equal rights to all men; is set in motion by the hot breath of the people-superheated often by popular clamor; is kept safe by the valve of a grand jury; is governed in its speed by the wise and prudent Judge, and regulated in its output by a jury of twelve men.
"The Underdog"
F. Hopkinson Smith
Serving as the machine's Bedplate, the arm was shaped to accommodate the stitching of all the parts of the shoe.
"The Invention of the Sewing Machine"
Grace Rogers Cooper