Triple
T12935375
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Elias Howe |
E309493
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
lockstitch sewing machine
The lockstitch sewing machine is a pioneering mechanical sewing device that uses interlocking upper and lower threads to create durable, uniform stitches and revolutionized garment production in the 19th century.
|
E1012042
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: lockstitch sewing machine | Statement: [Elias Howe, notableWork, lockstitch sewing machine]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lockstitch sewing machine Context triple: [Elias Howe, notableWork, lockstitch sewing machine]
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A.
Jacquard loom
The Jacquard loom is an early 19th-century mechanical loom that used punched cards to control complex weaving patterns, laying crucial groundwork for later programmable machines and computer technology.
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B.
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Singer Sewing Machine Company is an American manufacturer founded in the 19th century that became globally renowned for pioneering and mass-producing domestic and industrial sewing machines.
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C.
Ford sewing machinists
The Ford sewing machinists were a group of women workers at Ford's Dagenham plant whose 1968 strike over unequal pay became a landmark event in the fight for gender pay equality in the UK.
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D.
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was a Japanese textile machinery company founded by Sakichi Toyoda that later gave rise to the Toyota automotive business.
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E.
spinning jenny
The spinning jenny was a multi-spindle spinning frame that dramatically increased yarn production and helped transform textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: lockstitch sewing machine Triple: [Elias Howe, notableWork, lockstitch sewing machine]
Generated description
The lockstitch sewing machine is a pioneering mechanical sewing device that uses interlocking upper and lower threads to create durable, uniform stitches and revolutionized garment production in the 19th century.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: lockstitch sewing machine Target entity description: The lockstitch sewing machine is a pioneering mechanical sewing device that uses interlocking upper and lower threads to create durable, uniform stitches and revolutionized garment production in the 19th century.
-
A.
Jacquard loom
The Jacquard loom is an early 19th-century mechanical loom that used punched cards to control complex weaving patterns, laying crucial groundwork for later programmable machines and computer technology.
-
B.
Singer Sewing Machine Company
Singer Sewing Machine Company is an American manufacturer founded in the 19th century that became globally renowned for pioneering and mass-producing domestic and industrial sewing machines.
-
C.
Ford sewing machinists
The Ford sewing machinists were a group of women workers at Ford's Dagenham plant whose 1968 strike over unequal pay became a landmark event in the fight for gender pay equality in the UK.
-
D.
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works
Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was a Japanese textile machinery company founded by Sakichi Toyoda that later gave rise to the Toyota automotive business.
-
E.
spinning jenny
The spinning jenny was a multi-spindle spinning frame that dramatically increased yarn production and helped transform textile manufacturing during the early Industrial Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d7bdfa933c8190b5a27aa4a08a19b7 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d97dc76d688190bd58a23351373666 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6af6d16388190abc848ac67bf1fb9 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:14 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6b08df448819080c0a7b0921bcc9f |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:18 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6b121fdb881909a9a321794a3b8f1 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 2:21 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:42 p.m.