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G R OV E R & B "A K H RS
CELEBRATED
FAMILY SEWING MACHINES.
VIEW sTYLEs-PRICEs FROM $50 TO sla5.
Extra CHARGE OF IS FOR uEMMERs.

u unread; they ltn. Fell, Gather, and Stitch
n superior STYLE finishing each seam by
heir own operation without recourse to the
,and needle. US is required BY other machines
They will do better and cheaper sewing than q
can, even if she works for on. cent
III hour. and are. unquestiopably. the best ifa-
:hinesin the market for family sewing. on ac-
count of their simplicity. durability. ease Of
and adoption to all varieties Of
family sewing-executiLg either heavy or fne
work with equal facility, and without special
adjustment
AS evidence Of tho unquestiohed superiority
Of their Machines. the GROVER 4 BAKER SEwrso
MACHINE COMPANY beg leave to respectfully
re fer to the following
TEsT1MoN1ALs.
Having had one Of Grover d Bakers Ma
chimes in my family for nearly year and
half take pleasure in commanding it as every
way reliable for the purpose for which it Is
Sewing. g."-Jfrs. Joshua Lea
Wiz. u!fe Of Rev. DR.. LeauiA, Editor of ". p
Lndcpeildemt.
~ confess myself delighted with your Sewing
Machine. which has been in my family for
many months. l. hns alwnts been ready for
duty. requiring adjustment. and is easily
simply changing the spools Of thread."-Mrs.
Elizabeth Strickland icife of Rea Dr. Striek-
land Editor of N. Y Christian Advocate
"After trying several different good ma
chimes. preferred yours. account of it's sim.
plicity. and the perfect ease with which it is
managed. as we'll rs the strength and durabil-
ity of the seam. After long experience. l feel
competent to apeak in this manner and TO con.
fidently recommend it for every variety of fami.
lY sewing "-Mrs. E. B. Spooner; ,rife Of tho
Editor of Brooklyn Star.
II have used Grover l. Baker Sewing Ma
chine for two years. and have found it adnpted
to all kinds Of family sewing. from Cambria to
Broadcloth. Garments have been worn out
without the giving way of a stitch The Ma
chine is easily kept in order. and easily used"
.Nrs Il: B. Whipple 'oifs of Peu. Geo. Whip.
pie. New York
Your Sewing Machine has been in use in
my family the past two years. and the ladies
request me to give You their testimonial to its
perfect adaptedness. ns we'll as Iahor-saving
qualities in the performance Of family aud
household sewing" - Robert Boorman, Ne.s
York.
"For several months we have used Grover d
Bakers Sewing Machine. and have come to the
CONCLUSION that every lady who desires her
sewi, g beautifully and quickly done. would be
most fortunate in possessing one If these rclia--
whose combined qualities Of beauty strenqth,
aud simplicity. are invaluable."- W. Morria
daughter Of Gen. Geo. p. Norris. Editor of tho
Home Journal.
Extract of a letter from Thos. r. Leavitt.
Esq, m American gentleman. now resident in
Sydney, New South " slea, dated January IL.
1858: go.
/ Il had . tent .mado in Melbourne, in 1853 in
which there were over three thousand wards of
sewing done with one of Grover d Bakers Ma.
chimes. and single seam of that has outstood
a II the double seams se%ed by sailors with
needle and twine."
If Homer could be cnled up from his murky
shades, he would sing the advent ef Grover il
Baker "s d nors benignant miracle of art than
was ever Vulcan's smthy. He would denounce
midnight shirt making as the direfnl spring Of
woes unnumbered.' .'"-Prof North
Baker Sewing Machines have more that sus.
tained my expectation. After trying and re-
turning others. | have three Of them in opera
tion in my different places, and aft er four years'
trial have no fault to find"-J H. Hammond
Senator Of South Carolina.
My wife has had one of Grover & Bakers
Family Sewing Machines for some time, and
l am satisfied it is one of the hest labor ga wing
machines that has been invented. take much
1
D. @. Harris, Governor of1snnessee.
1t is beautiful thing. and puts everybody
into an excitement Of good humor. Were Ia
Catholic, should insist upon Ssins Grover and
Baker having an eternal holyday in commem-
Grafton of their good deeds for huma uity."---
Cassius. Il. clsV.
II think it by far the best patent in ueo.
This machine can be adapted from tb. finest
oamorick to the heaviest Cashmere. It sews
stronger, faster. and more beautifully than ono
can imagine. If mine could not he replaced.
Nashvilie Tenn.
1T ls speedy. very neat and durable in its
work; IL easily understood and kent in r.nair
earnestly recommend this Machine to all nv
acquaintances and othera"-Ars M Il. Foyrest.
Memphis, Tenn.
I'VE find this Machine to work 10 our s.t;s-
faction. and with pleasure recommend il to
the public, as we believe the Grover d Baker
to be the best Sewing Machine in uss."-Dearv
Brothers, Tenn.
"f used exclusively for family purposes
with ordinary care. ] will wager they will Last
one three SCORE years and ten and neysr oet
out'of fx."-JoAn Erskins. Nashuiils. Tenn.
have had your Machine for several week,
and am perfectly Satisfied that the work it does
10 the best ind most beautiful that ever was
msde.'-Naggie. Aimison Nashville. Tenn
II use my Machine upon coats. dress making
and fine linen stitching, and the work 10 admi..
rable-- far batter than the best hand-sewinp.
or any other sewing machine have ever seen ;.
Lucy B. Thompson. NashviA<. Tenn.
II find the work the strongest and mos.
beautiful have ever seen. madS.either by hand
or machine. and regard the Gr3ver d 'Baksr
Machine ns one Of the greatest blessings to our
sex"-Ars. 1aylar. Nashuillc. Tenn.
II have one Of Grover & Bakers s.w,no
Machines in nse in my family, and find IA ia
valuable. can confidently recommend it "a
az az persons in want Of a Mschius. % r
1nonnpson. Nashville Tenn. =
,"I take pleasure in certifying to the u,il;sv
Of the Grover d Baker Sewing Machines
have used one on almost every 'descript;on -
work for months. and ind it much strsIuer ard
better In every respect than work done h.,
hand."-Ars D. WVasaler. NdshsiRs. M