New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-15
n Card to Planters.

Planters who about purchasing Sewing Machine for
making their clothing and wish procure the best
machine suitable use requested to read the
lowing statement Of facts:
extensive factory for manufacturing heavy plantation
clothing has for three been work New Orleans
employing over two hundred girls This factory well known
being under the charge of the enteprsg Of Hebrar
Co.. ann occupy extensive buildings Canal street. They
have ut work twenty eight Of GROVER BAKERS Machines
and complete the entire construction Of the machinery
that the machines ten hours and all
the round and kept perfect order Messs Hebard
Co have tried other machines but hnd that the GROVER
BAKER the only kind that will perform the required
The clothing made these machines pronounced by all
planters who have purchased 1t TO be far better
sewed than made by hand work in fact plant
ers testify that the clothing ouwears they have
chased and that he cloth elf heavy Is will give
before the work will rip No stronger proof Of the superiority
Of asewng machine be presented than these facts The
strength Of the work done on the GROVER & BAKER Ma
chine be forth than in the following extract
Of letter from THOMAS r. LEAVITT Esq, American
gentleman resident at Sidney, New South Wales dated
January IL, 1855:
That tent made in Melbourne In in which there
three thousand yards of sewing done with Of GRO
YER BAKERS Machines and single OF that has
ousood all the double sewed by sailors with needle
and twine."
As a further proof that GROVER L BAKERS Machine is
THE REST, the following letters presented:
MEMpms, TENN, April z, 1858.
In answer to your inquiries concerning the GROVER
BAKER Sewing Machine purchased of you, wish to give
in my establishment after thorough and long trial.
it nconvenien and troubles machine The person who
it must be well acquainted with machinery operate
successfully has much machinery and Its shuttle
other work is troublesome and complicated. got
Wheeler Wilson Machine and after testing fairly found
would not 1t easily gets out Of repair the thread must
be wound of the spools and into shutts aud
readily that Is found nconvenien for continuous It
Is not adapted either for heavy work. owing all these in
convenences aside the other machines after thor
oughly testing the GROVER BAKER Machine, pronounce
1t the very best in every respect It's work
machine possibly 1t is easily kept in orders work
done from the ordinary spoo 1t is speedy other
aud taking all in ALL would rather pay five prices for the
GROVER BAKER, than have the Wheeler Wilson any
price, quilt make cloth work and fine stitching in the shirt
and light work of establishment In fact do all the work
of my large establishment with this Machine me- then
recommend the GROVER & BAKER Sewing Machine to be
the best in
N. sTILLMAN.
Hon ]. G. Harris, Governor of Tennessee, writes:
my wife has had of Grover Bakers Family Sewing
Machines for time and satisfied tina. of the
best labor saving Machines that has been invented take much
pleasure in recommending IL to the public
JIG. HARRIS"
As further convincing testimony in favor Of GROVER
BAKER PLANTATION MACHINE, take pleasure in pre-
sentpg the following letter from Hon. j. H. Hammond United
States Senator for South Carolina who well known
tensive planter having three large plantations each of
which are IN constant use the Grover BAKER Plantation
Machine:
WASHINGTON Dec. 18th, 1885,
SIn reply letter asking opinion Of the Grover
Baker Sewing Machines take pleasure ia saying that they
have more than maintained my expectations
After trying and returning others have three Of them
GRAFTON different places and after four trial. have
no fault to find. Yours, respectfully,
]. II. HAMMOND.
Circulars giving particulars application to the
GROVER l. BAKER
Southern Depot. No. IL Camp street, New Orleans.
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