Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-18

From the n Y Christian Advocate aud journal, June
Il, 1860.
A NEW INvENTIoN.-We notice with pleasure the
progress of useful nven IONS and especially of such
tend to relieve the constant toll of everyday life,
and to Gring comforts more and more within reach
of The masses. Ill this spirit have spoken OF
sewing machines. We have endeayored to examine
and eccmmend in these columns those which
seemed to us best adapted for general use, and for
becoming the dOcile and active family servant. We
are pleased now TO be able to say, from examination
and careful tests, that a sill further advance has
been made which lessons the price so as to bring Il
good article within reach of many who have yet
been unable to procure them; and i'll speaking of
this machine we must say that We have thought I'M
til now, if any one thing settled about sewing
machines, it was that good one must work with
two threads. The defects in all the single thread
machines hitherto tried have been such as to pre-
cude them from being considered useful; and we
had become fully convinced that the only reliable
inventions of this kind for other
OF the well known twC-thread machines, which
have been heretofore spoken Of in this paper, al
though they are from necessity more complicated
ana expensive than machine using but one thread
Our Patent Office reports show that no branch of
mechanical skill has been more pursued by inven.
I'VE genius OF late years, than that of simplifying
and cheapening sewing machines which has result
ed in producing machine remarkable for its sim
phcity, which makes good strong seam, without
liability to rip, eye when cut into small pieces by
using only one thread direct from the spool. 1t was
not easy to convince that one thread would pro-
duce seam fit for general and of reliable
strengthi-but experience has proved it to be so
by private families and by manufacturers. After
many experiments with other machines this one
has been adopted by the large hosiery manufacture
ers OF Philadelphia in whose work peculiarly firm
and elastic seam is required. In own city a
prominent manufacturer of fine muslin and cambria
goods, who, a year ago, firm advocate of the
shuttle machines, has discarded their use alto
gether and adopted this.
For family sewing in all its varieties the work of
this simple machine is found perfectly strong and
reliable and its hemming is done the right side,
and to any width, and is neat and accurate beyond
comparison. FEELING, also, is readily performed by
1t, and we cannot any requisite for family pur-
poses which it cannot be made to meet readily as
any sewing machine in use. 1t is simple and easy
to work, cannot be run in the wrong direction, nor
is there the slightest difficulty in changing the
die it is not liable to get out of order, and
Dimes cheapness with its other merits being sold
$50
While, therefore, we abate none of the well-de-
served praises we have given to others, must in
justice express our confidence i'll the merits of the
Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine. We consider
that great desideratum has been supplied by it in
proving beyond doubt that two threads not, us
was supposed, necessary TO good instrument, and
we recommend all who desire TO consult economy
of time labor. and money, go and it for them
selves and give it fair examination without preju-
dice.