Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-03-05
$35 90.
THIS MACHINE HAS A POINT OF
SUPERIORITY PECULIARLY
ITS OWN.
Stitching, Hemming, and Telling with
a Single Thread.

single Unread
II forms fiat, even, and elastic scam, which
is WARRANTED not to rip in wear, even if the
seam is cut at frequent intervals, and also under
oil circumstances ''To SURVIVE TnE wASH.TuB,"
A Patented device Of great utility to lcornors,
prevents the possibility Of the machine being
run in the wrong direction, or the balance wheel
wearing II lady's dress.
Another feature which deserve particular at
tontion is
Ea~THE Wilcox PATENT NEEDLE CANNOT BIS
sEr WRONG.
Two thousand stitches, or two yards Of work,
can be done in one minute without dropping a
stitch
These machines, 80 simple and accurate in
their construction, supersede the Of the shut
tie and with one thread produce all the prGcti-
cal results Of the two thread machines and
mere, for these fell without basting and hem the
finest muslin without puckering.
Although at about half tho price of the other
| first class machines, they will accomplish doub'
| 10 the sowing in given time
| at is emphatcaly the good, low-priced Fam
| lily Swo!ng Machine that the public have long
been waiting for."--Boston Transcript.
I at ia indeed r wonderful production, and for
family use especially, no other will bear any
comparison with it."-Philadelphia EyOning
| Journal
"A mechanical wonder. r."-ScisntiGc Ameri-
can.
"Among the best and most servceable Sewing
Machines. Light and elegantly finished, and
so simple in its construction that it seems al
mos, impossible for it to get out Of repair" 90
Pittsburg Chronicle
"Has combined with its own peculiar merits
all the really valuable improvements of the high
er priced machines. ."-Pennsylvania
This machine, in the opinion of the commit
| tee, fills more nearly the requirements of per-
feet family machine than any on exhibition
Franklin Institute Exhibition Repert Of 1858.
Taking into consideration simplicity, cheap
ness, durability, and doing all work, the commit
tee were unanimously in favor Of the Wilcox d.
/ Gibbs as n single thread machine. e."-PennsylYa-
MIA State Agricultural Society's Report.
! ave must in justice, express our confidence
! in the merits Of the Wilcox 4 Gibbs Sewing Ma
chine. We consider that great desidoratum
has been supplied by it, in proving. beyond
doubt, that two threads are not, as was suppo
sed necessary to a good instrum ent. Christian
Advocate and Journal, June q, 1860
ave have one of these machines in usc, nnt
think more highly oft than Of any of the mum
Der we have red."-Richmond Whig.
The undersigned, Missionary to Constantine
pie, has examined more than twenty differ sis
kinds Of Sewing Machines, and after sometent
weeks experience with Wilcox d Gibbs Padap.
he has purchased one of them as the best aleas
ted to the wants of his family, and as the en-
liable ts require repair. OLIVER CRANE.
Boston, July 3, 1860.
The undersigned, daring eighteen months ha
had in almost constant use, in his familyWil
cox & Gibbs Sewing Machine, upon which ha
been made the clothes Of his large family, from
mus lin to pilot cloth-including the clothing re
quired for his several boys and in no case hav
the seams failed, although in hard service. Tn
ma orhine now in II SO in his family has reauire