New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-16


fully indorsng the GROVER AND BAKER SEWING MA,
CHIME and giving detailed of Splendid Pal
ace recently buil. by the Grover L Baker Company
From the Scientific American, Nov. s, 1851
The GROWTH THE SEWING MACHINE BusisEss-In ls4s
we were sitting with several gentlemen broad
way In this city, when in and invited
the street few doors to invention which he had
hoit there Some of the party with the gentleman
the course Of half hour they returned their report
They said it was all hmbug They found the room full Of
tao and the man had little machine sewing cloth
was worked by atreade sight seemed 10 be per-
tect sewing with surprising rapidly, and making straight
handsome seam But Of the taors observing
hbitor before he handed the finished spectators
deity tied knot in the thread the liberty of break
ing the thread when the whole readily as
knit stocking The company with laugh
at the mortified exhibitor very short time since this
neidet occurred and when yesterday recalled the cceee.
ton of while standing In Grover Bakers new aad nagui
cent establishment for the sale Of their Sewing Machines
were impressed orciby were before with
the marvellous rapdity with which the arts especially new
arts are developed in this wonderful age live This
establishment occupies entire building il tie most fash,na
BILE part of Broadway with Is 'front.' running through
Veet 70 Mercer street The front single iron arch
three stories high the lower being formed Of eight
panes Of plate glass four in the story each feet
and four in the second story each y, feet The
i used for setting and packing Machines the space under
me broadway sidewalk making nice shop for repairs The
space under the Mercer street sidewalk being occupied
Grating the steam by which the building Is heated
On the first floor Is the beGuiifu sae,reon y y D feet 5o
feet IN the being used for receiving delivering and storing
the Machines they from tie mannactory Ii the e
cond story directly the sacsfoom m the receiving
where ladies who purchase Machines Taught lie aet
them This an elegant drawing richly carnetrd and
furnished with the most costly chairs lounges
tetes soas plano and be supplied with a seeet IL
bary The bronze chandeliers In this room were made bv
iaushwout Co.. In style corresponding with the archec.
Of the building Adjoining the drawing room is IN. Ia
toilet-room, containing looking marble waasand
pins for hanging closks, etc
We were informed that this Company already sold no.
Of their Machines this average sIGO apiece weud
amount 70 w 000Oo he Machines In Boston and
more than four hundred employed the mnfaetory
The Machines manufactured by this Company ARE TOO
WELL KNOWN BY THE PUBLIC Ar LARGE 10 NEED
ANY RECOMMENDATIONS At OUR HANDS AND WE
WILL SIMPLY ADD THAT WE HAVE HAD ONE or
THEM IN USE IN OUR FAMILY FOR SOME TIME PAST.
AND III ~ CONSIDERED THE MOST USEFUL. A RTICJ M
IN THE HOUSE. NEXT TO THE CRADLE AND no LESS
INDISPENSABLE THAN THAT In No . Of the present
volume Of the Scientific American published an illustration
showing the mechanical principles Grover Baker Ma
chine BY reference 10 thar illustration tie FORM or THE
STITCH Will. BE SEEN. AND IT'S SECURITY FROM
RIPPINfis Az WELL AS ITS SUPERIOR ELASTICITY.
WILL. BE r READILY UNDERSTOOD
IN ADDITION TO THE IMMENSE NUMBER OF MA
CHIMES MENTIONED IN THE ABOVE EDITORIAL Az
HAVING BEEN SOLD IN TIE UNITED STATES, THEY
HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED LARGELY IN FRANCE
AND ENGLAND, AND FROM THEIR UNPRECEDENTED,
POPULARITY, THERE ARE NOW OVER 4a001 IA MILES
IN ALMOST EVERY PART OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD
WHERE THE GROVER BAKER MACHINE MERRII,y
HUNS ITS SUGGEST
Offices have been established in every mart OF the United
States The principal Southern office Il nj No ii anp stret
New Orleans.