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                Nasch Isador 
                Nasch's 1887 UK patent follows closely in the footsteps of his 
                contemporaries.The specification describes both chain stitch and lockstitch 
                versions of a portable miniature. The chain stitch machine (illustrated) 
                incorporates a simple needle feed, akin to the "Oliver" 
                and "Leader" patents. The lockstitch model, however, 
                employs a more sophisticated cam driven motion to activate the 
                needle feed.
 Contemporary evidence suggests the machines did reach the marketing 
                stage, but I have not come across a surviving example to date.
 update:Friends in Germany inform me that an extant Nasch type machine 
                resides in a private European museum.
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