Wheeler & Wilson: A Stitch In Time Sewing Machine Pioneer Series - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9781709364204

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by Alex Askaroff (Author)

The extended full paperback version includes unseen images and unique history direct from family members. It also has serial numbers from 1851 to 1904 and model classifications of Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines as well as oiling and maintenance. Nathaniel Wheeler and Allen Benjamin Wilson were once giants amongst the sewing machine pioneers. For a time they were known in the periodicals of the day as the Sewing Machine Kings. They battled with the other giants of the day including Elias Howe and the formidable Isaac Merritt Singer. At one point they were involved in the largest legal cases in American History. As their adverts boasted, during the 19th Century, Wheeler & Wilson really did create a stitch in time. Here for the first time is their remarkable history that shaped, not only sewing machines but American History. Brought to you by world renowned expert on antique sewing machines, Alex Askaroff. The Sewing Machine Pioneer Series are not to be missed. Alex Askaroff has had Eleven No1 New releases on Amazon.

Number of Pages: 154

Dimensions: 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN

Publication Date: November 18, 2019

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