The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-02-21
sEWlNG MACHINES.

that may be oil vaIuc 10 eOMe OF OuI
readers. II favors the machine Of Ladd,
Webster & 60.
ave desire to call the attention Of our
readers to = few facts concerning the
Ladd, Webster & Go. Machines, show
ing it's durability in families; because OF
its being not only = moncy-saver, bnt
a decided and important preventive OF
i'll health and physicians dnns. Show
ing. also, its simplicity, strength, and
capacity for all sorts of sewing, tine or
coarse. and its superiority over all sew
III. machines now III the market, and its
adaptability Tor the use Of families, dress
makers, t%ailors, shoe and harness manu-
factu:cs, or in my branch of industry
where sewing is required. In its money
saving capacity il secures, par excellence
the highcat domestic considerations, rs
all are aware who, through experience,
have learned its worth, and the fact il
easily demonstrated that it will oven
in u few months save more than its cost
il the family, and i'll > much shorter
time to the scairatreSs or III the WINK
shop. Ask, reader, one Of your neigh
bors who have one It these ~linachines,
and our word for it, the answer will sat.
isfy you Of the dcsirabilty, not only, but
their actual necessity. q k8tsH
In the East, where they have been
more extensively introduced than heft,
it is almost impossible to find = family
without ono Of these machines, and The
fact that a family is poorly off in this
worlds goods, Is the greatest o~f'rcasOns
and necessities inducing TINT family TO
procure Que, for with It money may be
earned by the wife or daughter, help
ing or encouraging the husband, broth
cr or aged father, in his work Of secur-
ing home comforts or Injuries. For
the wealthy thy arc = most faithful and
valuable servant, acquiring alike expedi-
ton and fAithiMlncss Of work, and, il
desired. gotten up in such beauty Of
finish and clabora1cncss of mounting ~
to make most beautiful articles Of fmrni-
ture, in their carved rosewood, mahog-
any. AID black walnut cabinet castings.
No family should be without t!cm; they
have only to be used to he appreciated
and generally adopted in every house.
hold. We have examined critically and
carefully all the various machines, aud
feel that We should do injustice were
VIC to recommend any other than I.add,
Webster 81 Cos, which We find to be
in every essential, the best III the mar
kci, AMI far ahead Ut amy other III sim
plic,ty, durability, and particularly ia
adaptcdness to all varieties Of serving,
whether III the finest muslin, the hea.i.
est wooden, OF the coarSeSt leather. It
is really surprising to see the facility
/ - a - Al. .....1.tttn "a. - ~ atsss tn
the various ranges Of sewing, running
~ il will without the least change IT
machinery or tension from the most
delicate lace to muslin, from Muslin 10
the thickest coaiing,, and ever to lcntl.-
or. In this particular there is no IN,
chine bearing any comparison to the
LadL, Websltr l. Go. The simplicity
aud the case with which their use is
learned; these, toe, are very important
points Of advantage in them which cS-
p~ecially demand orr notice. Aud then
the stitch is perfect, light, free from any
possibility Of unravtling, it il ~.lastic.
and what is more important than all, it
is alike Oh both sides Of the material,
leaving no under side ridge to wear out
as il the case with othor machines.
They are the strongest SEWN. mach
ines made. Il is almrst impossible to
break or get them ~ Of order. They
are sure in their operation, finishing the
work in y uniformly perfect manner
They stitch, fell hem, hind run and gath
cr, without bastirg. They sew over to
heaviest. seam, without changing the
tension Or breaking tho thread uso
any number Linen, Cotton, Thread or
Silk directly iron, the spool; uSe .
straight needle, curved ones are liable
to break, aud the needle has n pcrpcn-
d;cular motion, which Is absolutely ncc-
essary for heavy work. They run easi-
" and are almost noiscless /; are not liza
bic to oil the dress Of the operator; do
not require a driver ito set tlss
needle do not have to be taken apart
to oil II clean, and are not wastcful Of
thread rs are all chain stitch machines.
Combining all these advantages, who
shall say that tho Lxdd, Webster h Co.
Sewing Machine is not on our part = ju-
dicions and worthy selection.
We have seen testimony in favor Of
the Machine made by LADD, WEB
STEK & CO., which, from the moral
and religious character Of the writers,
we are satisfied could never have been
obtained, had not the instrument fully
realized the representation Of the makers
respecting it; these testimonials arc
from clcrgymcn and persons Of high
moral worth and integrity in the COM
munity, we'll known to " readers, and
arc Of the most flattering character"
HENRY WARD BEECHER, Of New
York Independent.
Gov. A. J. CURTIN, of Penn. is
HORACE GREELEY, N. \. Trib.
Hon. HENRY J. RAYMOND, N.
Y. Times.
HORACE II. DAY, India Bubbsr
Patcntee.
Non. JOHN D.. GIIIsELIN, JR..
Norfolk, Va. -