The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-01-01
WILCOX & GIBBS,
SENWIN9 GlAOlaIltlN 3 Sa
Price rith Hemmer and FelIer,
&35 90,
THIS MACHINE HAS POINTS OF SUPE
RI0RITY PECULIARLY IT'S

| OtICHtH2S 1AtMHttUg, UltQ HttIH0 Cltu
Single Ihread.
I 1t forms neat, ever, and elastic seam,
! which rs warranted not 10 rip in wear, even
4 If The seam Is cut al frequent intervals, and
also under all circumstances "io survive the
wash-lub"
! A Patented device of great utility 10
! learners, prevents the possibility of the ma
chine being rnn N the wrong direction, or
the balance wheel wearing a Iady's dress.
! Another feature which deserves particu-
lar attention is THE WILCOX PA TENT
| NEEDLE CANNOT BE SET WRONG.
| Two Thousand Stitches, or two Yards of
work, can be done in one minnie without
| cropping stitch.
These Machises, so simple and accruate
| in their construction snper<ede the use Of
the shuttle and with one thread produce
all The practical results of the two thread
machines; ard more, for these fell without
| haslirs, and hem the finest muslin wibou,
puckering.
Although a; about half the price of The
o'her fret class machines, they will accom-.
pllsh double the sewing IN given time
at is emphalically the good, low priced
Family Sewing Machine thai the public
have long been waiting for."-Boston Tram
script
''lt is indeed wonderful production, and
and for family use especially no oiher will
bear any comparison with it," Pailadel
phia Evening Journal"
"A mechanical wonder.'-~ Scientific Amer
iccan.
Among the best and mosI serviceable
Sewing machines. Light and elegantly
finished, and so simple in its construction
that it seems alnosI impossible for it TO gel
oui of repair "-Piisburg Chronicle.
''Has combined with its own peculiar
merits all the really valuable improvements
of the higher priced machines."-Pennsyi.
vsnian.
sThis machine, in the opinion of the
committee, fills more nearly the requires
mems of perfect family machine than any
on xhibilion.i-FfankIin Institute Exhibi-
non Report OF 1858.
"Taking into consideration simplicity,
cheapness, durability, and doing all work,
the committee were unanimous in favor oil
the Wilcox & Gibbs as a single thread ma
chine. e."-Pshnsylvania State Agricultural
Society's Report
"We mnst, in Justice, express our conf
dence in The merits of the Wilcox & Gibbs
Sewing Machine. We consider that great
desideraium has been supplied by il, in
proving. beyond coubi. that two threads are
moi, as was supposed, necessary 10 a good
instrument" -"-ChristIan Advocate and Jour-
nal, Jnne 2l, 1860
ssWe have one of these machines in nse.
and think more highly OF il than of any OF
The number We have tried.I-Richmond
Wing.
The undersigned, Missionary 10 Constan-
tinople, has examined more than twenty
different kinds of Sewing Machines, and
after some six weeks experience with !
Wilcox & Gibos' Patent, he has purchased !
one of :hem as the best adapted TO the |
wants of his family, and as the least liable |
10 require repair. OLIVER CRANE.
Boston, July 8, 1860.
The undersigned during eighteen months
has had in almost constant nse, IN his fam
Ly, Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine, upon |
which has been made the clothes cf his /
arge family--from muslin 10 pilot cloth
the clothing required for his sew
sTal boys; and in no case have the seams
failed, although in hard service. The ma.
shine now in use in bis family has required
D repair, and is in all respects, well ap.
Rinled efficient and durable.
JACOB CHI CKERING, Boston.
n Send Tor Circnlar. "a
y EAUES WILCOX, Manufacturer.
No. sos Broadway, New York,
Oppote st. Nicholas Hotel.
aust o. 1261-1V