Figure 10. — Madersperger's 1839 sewing machine. 

 Madersperger's machine consisted of two major 

 parts: the frame, which held the material, and 

 the stitching mechanism, called the hand. The 

 hand shown here is an original model. (Plwtn 

 courtesy of Technisches Museum fiir Industrie und 

 (•cicnhf, Vienna.} 



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