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The Moldacot Sewing Machine

The

'Perfect Pocket Portable'

 

          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 world wide.

 No1 New Release Amazon

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.

The Moldacot Sewing Machine

The Moldacot pocket sewing machine is one of the most astonishing sewing machines of all time. It is a captivating piece of engineering that took the Victorian era by storm. Behind the Moldacot is a gripping story of greed and corruption that would fill any modern blockbuster. Mixed in with real genius, inventors and ideas were scams and financial shenanigans. At the heart of it all was the wonderful little machine. Here for the first time is the most complete history of the perfect pocket portable.

 

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Alex Askaroff grew up in the sewing industry and has spent a lifetime studying and writing about his craft. He is a world renowned expert on pioneering sewing machine inventors, creating Sewalot.com which has become the premier website for antique sewing machines with millions of visitors. For decades he has assisted and consulted with novels, programs and films, from the BBC The Repair Shop to The Great British Sewing Bee, The Singer Story, Made in Clydebank, to How The Victorians Built Britain with Michael Buerk and more. His expertise in the sewing field has helped countless enthusiasts and collectors, giving interviews and writing numerous articles for magazines and publications worldwide. Alex Askaroff has now had Eleven No1 New Releases on Amazon.

 

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.

All Alex's books are now available on Amazon in digital or paperback formats.

 

If this isn't the perfect book it's close to it!
I'm on my third run though already.
 Love it, love it, love it.
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"A trip down a Sussex lane with cream tea thrown in."

You’ll be back for more—County Life.
 

Genius—Southern Counties BBC radio.
 

Evocative and descriptive. Excellent writing—Professor J. Johnson.
 

A trilogy of local gems—Aspect County Magazine.
 

Entrancing stories and travels around Sussex—Sussex Books.

 

See Alex Askaroff and his Moldacot on Youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-NVWFkm0sA&list=UL

 

 

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