Writer and Master Craftsman Alex Askaroff has spent a lifetime in the sewing industry and is considered one of the foremost experts of pioneering machines and their inventors.

Internationally renowned Alex Askaroff has written extensively for trade magazines, radio, television, books and publications worldwide. You may have seen him on What the Victorians did for us, Made in Clydebank, or the BBC show, The Great British Sewing Bee.

The Sewing Machine Combination

Or

The Sewing Machine Cartel

The Rise & Fall Of The

Sewing Machine kings

Before the sewing machine industry got off the ground, in the middle of the 19th Century, there was a huge problem, one that would stifle, not only competition, but the birth of true mass production in America.

During the 1850's sewing machine manufacture was crippled by a handful of extraordinary characters battling in court for their patent rights. These men, who created the largest fight in American legal history, became known by the periodicals of the day as the Sewing Machine Kings. They were engaged in the Great Sewing Machine Wars, using any tactics to win. They also created an illegal cartel or combination that was eventually brought down.

Here, for the first time, is their remarkable story and their even more remarkable solution.

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The Rise And Fall Of The Sewing Machine Kings by Alex Askaroff is available as an instant download on all devices via Amazon or paperback, worldwide. Free with Kindle Unlimited.

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The characterization is great; both heart-warming and funny, and the story never lags.
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 The illustrations are the best I've seen in a very long time.
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The way it's written you can just imagine walking beside him seeing the things he does.
Definitely look forward to reading more of his adventures.
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