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uu homr, and are. unqucstionnbly. the best Mt-
thiu,x in the market for family sewing, on ac-
count of their simplicity. durability. ease Of
aud nIarion to all varieties OF
family scwug--cxccu,iLg either heavy or line
work with cI;,a! facility, and without special
AS evidence Of the unIucstioncd superiority
o their Machines, the GROVER BAKER SEWING
MACHINE COMPANY beg leave to respectfully
refer to the following
TESTIMONIALS.
"IIaviug hal one Of Grover d Bakers Ma !
chimes in my family for nearly year and a
half, take pleasure i'll commenting it rs every !
way reliable for the purpose for which it is !
,Ir>irn"h--Fnmiiv ug."--NrS. Joshua L'"-
riU rife "t' Itcc. Dr. LearW, Editor Of ". Y.
Inhp"dm.
81 confess myself delighted with your Sewing
Machine. which lns been in my family for
many months. 1t has always been ready for
duty. requiring Ii" al iuStm"nt. and IL easily
adapted /" every variety of family sewing. hv
simply charging tn" sp""ls of threat. .'-.NrS.
E;=ab,ih hlrirLInnd. ";f Of R"r Dr. Strick-
famd. Editor of ". J. Christian 1dr"catc.
"Ahcr trying scve,al different good ma
chimes, preferred yours. IN account of its sim
IicitN, aitl tll' lhIitcL caSc with "IltCi IL ~
/ managed, rs well IL the strength and dnrabil-
itv "i ,h. After long experience, feel
competent 10 speak in This manner. and Ia con
tdrutiv rrc"i.,nrnd it for every variety of f,im
| " sewing. ."-.Wr~. L. i. Spoo"er; -ritc ct' Tie
! Ritter oi ErooL1Ya !Si"r. -.
; Il have. used Grover & Baker Sewing Ma
chine for two Years nn'l have found it n'lar,ed
! 10 all kinds oi fatally sewing. from Cumbrlc ia
| Br.,a,lruh. Gnrmrn,s have been worn out
| O. ,i,.i,, t,.I, Nn-
chin" is easily kept in "r.lrr. and easily u<"l."
-.Hrs. Il. u. IIhirl'ts, rife Of Rer. Geo. WHIP
, pie, Nec York.
"Your Sewing Machine has been in in
my family the past tw" Years. and the lalrs
| request In.' to give you their teStIni"uiait" its
! l,r fee, adapt c,!nrsS, rs we'll aS lahur-saving
qualities in the performance Of family and
hnu-cl"ll sewing" - Robert Boormdn, Neg
York.
| "Fnr several months we have used Grover Il
bakers Sewing Machine, and have come to the
conclusion that every lady who desires her
srwi: Z 6fduftmNy and guickIy done. would be
most Fortunate in possessing oEe "f these rrlin-
! hlr and lndcfai gable iron needlc-w"m"n.
whose combined qualities Of 6contu strength.
""d simplicity. n,,. invaluahl-."-L ". Norris,
la"yht,r nf G,,t. Geo. i. Norris. Editor Of Me
Home Jourhah
Extract Of letter from Thos. r. Leavitt,
Esq, an American gentleman. now resid mt i'll
Sydney, New South Wales, dated January -.
1875:
II had tent made in Melbourne, in 1853, r
which there We're over three Thousand yards o
sewing dane with one of Grover l. Bakers Ma
chimes. and II single seam of tint has outst""t
I'll the do"bic seams sewel by sailors with
needle and twine."
"If Homer could he called mp from his mnrk,
] Il, &
Baker :.s Il NOR. ni,snnnL miracle Of art thar
WAS ever Nnlcan4 sm;thy. He would lenounc
midnight shirt making rs '1bc 'lirefnl spring o
; woesunnumbsred.' '"-Prof North.
81 take pleasure IN saving. that the Grover 4
Baker sewing Machines have more that sus
tanned my expectation. Aftrr trying. and re-
turning oiher-.I have three Of them III opera
i"n III nay different placcs and nti er f"nr yrnrs
trial, have II" fault to tind."-J. II. Hammond
Senator cfS South Caro'i"a.
My wife has had one Of Grover 4 Baker
Family Sewin Machines for some timc m
! am satisfied it is one Of the best labor Savin
machines that has been invented. | take niue
rleasur" in recommending it to the public. -
j. Il. Harris, Gorrrnor Of Tennessee.
:. 1T is beautiful thing. and puts everybol
" into an eXcilem If good humOr. We're
, Catholic. should insist upon Smins Grover Mt,
Bnkcr having M eternal holylay in comncn
Grafton "i their good deeds for humanitN."-
C.sSi"s. ~ Clay.
q ii think it 10y far the best patent in us
L This machine can he adapted from the fines
canhrick I" the heaviest cnssinere. 1t sew
II stronger. faster. and more beautifully than oI
1t can imagine. If mine could not be replace
is money could not buy it.'--Nrs. D. g Bror
Nashville, Tenn.
:" "It is speedy. very neat and durable in
~ work l. easily understood nn,l kept in r.pn
earnestly recommend this Machine to, all n
r a"quaintmncrs and others."--Nrs. IT. Il. Forrc
-NcmFhiS, Tam.
~ I'VE find this Machine to work to our snti
., jncti"n. and with pleasure recommend it.
III the public. we hclieve the Grover l. Bak
to he the best Sewing Machine in use."-Dea
Brothers, Tenn.
> IF used exclusively for family purpos,
with ordinary care I,wi!l wager they will Ia
one three score years nnI ten and never g
out of fix. '--John. Erskine, Nashville, Tenn
- Il hnv" had your Machine for &c yeral weel
and mn perfectly sat isfrd that the work it du
-, ! is the hest Ind most hcnn'ifu that ever W
'A made. .'-Haggie. Aimisom Naxhriile, Tenn.
81 use my Machine upon coats dress.makir
p. and fine linen stitching, and the work il adm
ral,le- far better than the best hand-sewi ir
or any other sewing mnchin. have ever seeI
N. Lucy b. Thompson, Nashville. 1snn.
,d II find the work the strongest and m,
beautiful haze ever seen, made either by ha
or machine. and regard the Grover 4 Bak
e Machine rs one of the greatest blessings TO u
sex."-4Hrs. Idylar, NushUitic, Tenn. ..
lie = -
81 have one Of Grover L. Bakers iSewi
= Machines in in my family. and find it
valuable. | can confidently recommend it
- gil persons in wnpt Of . Machine. &c.
Thompson, Nashrihc:1snn.
wn II take pleasure in certifying to tho Mtil