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Alex I Askaroff
Alex has spent a lifetime in the sewing industry and is considered one of the foremost experts of pioneering machines and their inventors. He has written extensively for trade magazines, radio, television, books and publications worldwide.
Over the last few decades Alex has been painstakingly building this website to encourage enthusiasts around around the Globe.
See Alex Askaroff demonstrating antique sewing machines on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NVWFkm0sA&list=UL
Most of us know the name Singer but few are aware of his amazing life story, his rags to riches journey from a little runaway to one of the richest men of his age. The story of Isaac Merritt Singer will blow your mind, his wives and lovers his castles and palaces all built on the back of one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century. For the first time the most complete story of a forgotten giant is brought to you by Alex Askaroff.
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Now before we get into the history of the sewing machine I feel I must mention one other name, John Heathcoat. Born in 1783, by 1809 he had converted and patented a warp loom to automate lace making on an industrial scale. 500 workers walked from Derbyshire to Tiverton where John had set up his new factory. His tale is fascinating and well worth some research. The reason I mention John is that when you look at his lace making machines you can see the first idea of the automatic stitching of cloth, albeit lace making. Ian Mackintosh, working for Terry Fabrics,(http://www.terrysfabrics.co.uk/) the largest fabric retailer in the country, has put together this fascinating piece of history. I helped but it is great work. A brief history of the humble sewing machine.
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Most of us know the name Singer but few are aware of his amazing life story, his rags to riches journey from a little runaway to one of the richest men of his age. The story of Isaac Merritt Singer will blow your mind, his wives and lovers his castles and palaces all built on the back of one of the greatest inventions of the 19th century. For the first time the most complete story of a forgotten giant is brought to you by Alex Askaroff.
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 Well that's it, I do hope you enjoyed my work. I have spent a lifetime collecting, researching and writing these pages and I love to hear from people so drop me a line and let me know what you thought: alexsussex@aol.com. Also if you have any information to add I would love to put it on my site.
Fancy a funny story: Ena Wilf & The One-Armed Machinist
One superb true story Skylark Country See Alex Askaroff on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NVWFkm0sA&list=UL
Most of us know the name Singer but
few are aware of his amazing life story, his rags to riches journey from
a little runaway to one of the richest men of his age. The story of
Isaac Merritt Singer will blow your mind, his wives and lovers his
castles and palaces all built on the back of one of the greatest
inventions of the 19th century. For the first time the most complete
story of a forgotten giant is brought to you by Alex Askaroff.
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CONTACT: alexsussex@aol.com Copyright ©
As a
new collector I have found your site
has increased my knowledge in
a short time to a degree
that I couldn't have
imagined.
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