New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-12-29
Singers
S e WIN g MA CHIN e s.
Twelve months since reliable certificates were published of III,
UNIVERSAL SUCCESS
SINGERS SEWING MACHINES,

Five in LafOurcho Tercbonno parishes and also in
New Orleans and no other certificates of the Sewing
Machines in Louisiana have published or over 500 that
sold in this region during the last twelve months
the undersigned not that of repair and most
of them were warranted for three years
still greater evidence of their superiority the fact that
their The clothing factories in New York and in the
Eastern States is rapidly increasing It is now almost uuiyer
sally acknowledged by those engaged in the manufacture of
clothing that SINGERS SEWING MACHINES surpass ali
others durability and strength also in the excellence and
beauty of their stitch which more uniformly the same on
both sides the fabric that by any other Machine
In order to counterfeit the influence of the universal success
of Singers Sewing Machines great efforts were made in 57
and also recently by the of the Wheeler Wilson Ma
Chimes to mead and deceive this community by publishing
statements that they obtained all premiums wherever
their Machines have been exhibited in competition with Singers
and all others"
In the fail of 1857 the first premium awarded to the
Singer Machine by the Connecticut State Agricultural Society
where the Wheeler 4 Wilson Sewing Machine is made,
The first premium was also awarded to Singers Sewing Ma.
chine the Fair ST. Louis in September 1851 correct ne
count of which given below Such extraordinary ezertions
sacrifices were before by Wheeler Wilson
agents 10 obtain premium in the United States.
At the late Fair in Memphis Tenn. the first premium was
awarded Singers Machine and Of sOO in cash
was given to Mrs F. NJ Cash specimen of sewing
muslin dress-made Singers Machine.
The following FIRST PREMIUMS Gold and Silver Medals
are on exhibition the office of the undersigned 80 Camp ST.
The First Premium the "Exh6ion Universee in Paris
all the principal Sewing Machines Europe and America
The First Premium Gold Medal Of the American Institute
in New York also two other premiums from the American
Institute.
The First Premium Of the Franklin Mechanics Institute in
Pennsylvania,
The First Premium of the Mechanics Institute Cincinnati
The First Premium Of the Maryland Institute for the Promo.
ten of the Mechanical Arts.
The First Premium of the Connecticut State Agricultural
Society.
Mention is not made Of these Medals any evidence Of the
superiority Singers Sewing Machines to prevent the
public being humbugged by the of the agents of the
Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine.
AS the persons who appointed committees decide con
corning the relative merits of Sewing Machines in most in
nothing of the practical working of the machines
no reliance can be placed their Judgment and no satisfactory
Information obtained concerning Sewing Machines e
copt those who used them For this reason / NJ
SINGER CO., having established the reputation Of their
Sewing Machines above al others throughout the civilized
world have not recently contended for the premium at any Fair
have they authorized their agents to do but in fewtn
stances the agents have exhibited the machines and have
ally been successful At several Fairs at which the agents of
Wheeler 4 Wilson boast of taking the premium the Singer
Machine was not represented
We learn from reliable authority that the Wheeler Wilson
agent obtained the premium at the late Fair in st Louis in The
following manner:
By means known only to himself his friends, Silver
Pitcher purchased worth seventy dollars arrange
made by the agents of different Sewing Machines
that each should be equally the Committee
that no owners Of Sewing Machines on the
Committee. By some species Of intrigue the W " agent
succeeded in getting committee appointed composed almost
entirely of of the Wheeler Wilson Machine In Less
than two hours after the opened aud before there had
been any examination the different kinds Sewing Ma.
Chimes or even meeting of the Committee three ladies' own
GERS Of the W ". Machines tied Blue BibBon that
Machine thus as currently reported giving their gent his
own Silver Pitcher
The Agent has dared the Louis papers
takirg this premium above related should
appear against him.
Another system of humbugging extensively proclced is to
publish The opinion newspaper editors who in nnetyuine
ola hundred nothing of the dement's
oseaing Machines has been proved instances,
that the gift Of Sewing Machine followed by
cded preference OF the kind Sewing Machine received So
extensively has This gift operation been prectced in the North
Eastern States that steps taken ascertain
whether editor of religious journal there
who has received had the oFer of Wheeler Wilson
or Grover Baker Sewing Machine gift If there is one
who has been overlooked in this grand scheme is hoped
that he will make public uvowal Of the fact.
Tie fuy ofthese efforts deceive the public shown by
'the rapid increase in the sale Of The Singer Machine.
The undersigned has found necessary the whole
building 80 Camp street. has fitted up beautiful
style and takes pleasure in exhibiting his Sewing Machines
ALL whether they wish to purchase or not
Or the forty kinds of inferior Sewing Machines
been tried in this community and of these the public need
caution but introduce others has been deemed
necessary cuaree the letters on sign pecard the
windows and doors extensively. The prices of
SINGERS SEWING MACHINES