The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1851-06-07
THE SEWING MACHINE.

A-IL oENlN0 luASI1INE
We time since gave an unfavorable no.
tice in the Carolinian of the Sewing Machine of
Messrs Lerow & Blodget, after examining it at
Wilmington, in the shop of Mr. Barr. This no.
tice of ours has been extensively copied into
other papers, and has met the eyes of the pro-
prietors. Messrs L. s. B., and they have publish
ed in the Wilmington Journal card, which we
give them the full benefit of as follows:
From the Wilmington Journal
MEssRs ED1ToRs:--Within the past
| week we have seen a notice of the s'Sew-
| ing Machine in the Raleigh Standard,
copied from the Carolinian which requires
a statement Of facts in order to remove the
prejudice and error which the article refer
red to might produce. The Editor of the
Carolinian says:
81 have the Sewing Machine at Mr. Barr's
| shop. 1t is a simple little concern, that might
| be put into good sized hat There is some out
| side gear, however, that makes it necessary to
| have it upon table of about two feet square.
| 1t is moved .by treadle, which operates
springs of wire. The needle works perpendicu-
larly. The mode Of making the stitch is not ea-
| silly understood by a locker From what |
saw of the sewing, am not favorably impressed
with it, for this reason Every stitch, instead
of taking hold Of the cloth. is entirely dependent
upon single thread The seam is held togeth-
d q
| single thread that runs along the seam, and the
stitches made by the needle, instead of catching
on the cloth, catch on the thre ad. This thread
may be cut at any point and drawn out, even ito
| the length otssan ordinary needle full, and then
the seam for this whole length comes apart, just
as if there had been sewing gthere!-1herefore
for durability, l consider the machine sewing
not at all comparable to hand sewing"
Had the Editor expressed a desire to
see and learn the ''modus operandi'' of the
Machine, any one of the proprietors wuuIt
have taken pleasure in satisfying his curl
osity and given him very different e.ti-
mate of it's merits from that published.
We cannot suppose there was a disposi.
ton to misrepresent the 'sMachine.'' but
his examination must have been very has
ty and unsatisfactory. as the operation OF
sewingis as different from his statement as
light and darkness. As regards the dis
cription, this is sufficiently accurate. The
Machine cannot sew with ''sinsle
threads as stated, but two threads are
used in all cases. The 'sseam" is more
uniform aud substantial than can be made
by hand, and when the threads are broken
or cut. it is more difficult to rip than any
sewing we have ever seen. AS regards
cutting thread and drawing it as repres.
ented, e assert that it is not possible to
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inch. The stitch mostly resembling it is
the Shoe and Harness makers, and we have
no doubt that it will in short time be ad-
vantageously used in the manufacture Of
Saddlery.
1t is 50 Gu customary to cry 'humbus' in re-
gard to anything new. that it is very diff
cult, by any newspaper notice, to bring a
valuable invention fairly before the public.
We assert that we can prove, that this is
of real value, and will accomplish all that
has been stated in our advertisements
MIR Barr, who is practical Tailor. has
been using it with the most satisfactory re-
suits, and one of the proprietors. in the
present month, has seen in New York
some thirty or forty Machines in sue
cessful operation, worked by girls al
most entirely. and making all sorts Of
garments, from the thickest to the thinnest
| material, in the best manner.
We have bought the patent for this State,
and an Agent will visit many counties
during this summer with the view of effect
| ing sales, when the public will have an oP-
portunity of testing the merits of our Sew
ing Machine.
THE PROPRlETORS.
In justification of our former statement,
must say that what asserted in regard to the
cutting and drawing of the thread, 1re s0,C, and