Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-08-28
Sewing Machine.

The Scientific American say that since
1917, they have advertized aud illustrated
seven Sewing Machines viz: Johnson u Mo-
rey's, Maguiu's French cnIbrOdering ma
chine. lie Row a. Blodgeits Rotary Sewing
Machine; Wilson's, Watson's, OF Lerow s.
BIodgelt's machine improved, aud Singers
Sewing Machine.
Wilson'S Sewing Machine embraced the
principle of n rcriprocHing motion, and ma
king stitch during both the forward aud
backward stroke. II is now three yeors since
we first noticed the sewing mnchine of a. B.
Wilton, in Vol. A, page 269; he was then
living in Pttslield, Mass, and he sent us n
sample of the work performed by it, it was
good, hut when we saw his first model, we
had no thought that ho would ever have been
able To bring sewing machines To that state of
perlectOn which lac now has. Since then he
has obtained two American patents, aud we
have just completed arrnngemens-hnving
made the drawings, &c.-lo get his latest i'm
proved machine patented in all the important
kingdoms of Europe. All tho machines we
have spoken of use two threads, excepting
the one specified. We have nothing to say
against any one of them, but the Wilson ma
chine is, in our opinion a triumph of Amcr-
| can genius. II is no longer than II neat small
work box, very portable aud convenient, aud
we have seen the shirt bosoms aud collars
! stitched 10y it in u more perfect aud accurate
manner than any we luye seen done 10y hand
work When we first noticed llowes Sew
ing Machine, in 1917 there was not Il solitary
/ machine of the kind in active operation in
our whole countp, if IN the world. There
are now, we believe, about five hundred in
operation, aud we have been told by Mr.. Will
son that the orders for his machine cannot
he supplied fast enough. There are at pres
: ent hundred machines about finished ut
the compauy's works-Wheeer, Wilson
& Co., WaterIown, Conn, and these are all
engaged. Al presenr,uniil the patent is fully
secured in Europe, we cannot illustrate nor
describe this improved machine, which has
received the name of A. Is. Wilson's Patent
Scanning Lnlhe aud was patented on the
18th OF last June, but we will do so, perhaps,
during the latter part of this year.
When we look at the progress made in
Sewing Machines. we expect them to create
II social revolution, for good housewife will
sew fine shirt, doing all the seams in fine
stitching, 10y one Of Wilson's liule machines,
in single hour. The lime thus saved to
wives, tnilors, aud seanstTesSes of every de-
scrIpilon, is of incalculabe importnnce, for
it will allow them to devote their attention
10 Olilef lnlnES, during tne lline winch used
to Inc taken up with dull seam sewing
Young ladies' will have more time to devote
TO ornamental work (it would he better for
all of them il they did more of il) aud fam
lilies in which there arc number of children
} which require communal stitching, stitching,
in making aud mending from morning ill
night, will yet be blessed by the improved
, Sewing Machine.
The Sewing Machine is but on the tIlrcsh-
hold of ifs career; it is but partially known
aud applied ia our country. Private families
know nothing about lis use, and shoemukers
aud saddlers have not yet tasted its benefits,
Mr.. Wilson informs Ills thqt he is about TO
make one that will sew boots and shoes with
rapidity thar will astonish all the SONS of ST
Crispin. We suppose that, in few years, va
D shall all he wearing shirts, eoat, boots and
: shoes-the whole hubilimenis of the genu.
homo stitched and completed by the Sewing
Machine. We suppose there are now 20C
sewing machines in operation in this city.
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