New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-23


to I've machine, and Jonathan S. Conant OF Drseu'
Mass. took one of TIE same date, for he came p"'
pose, by different arrangement. These were h'u'N
as Improvements upon Howe's Mscl iee'
October ., lSi9, Blodget & Lerow OF "O''oh W,
tanned pntent, since decided as an e''So"
Howe's ratent. because il made the ioeH's''.cn'
bnt hv a different method; The shuttle performing
circui, instead Of ruuritg back and fofth'
This evasion Of Howes patent Was a oehent "
, booo,,o Il accustomed good deal OF talk, and hs
w. 90 rho machines were made ard put in opera
o, thc ,uhlic began to realize that sewing could be
done by machinery.
,vusox's sFWlNG-uACaINE PATENTS.
The most important oi ali he seWing'macilne rat-
e,,s ever GRANTED se those made 10 a. Il. Wilson OF
pttsfed. Mass: the ire., Nov. l3 1850. This was
for n two fold improvement OF the Howe Machine
lie RECOGNIZED The "lock-sch" US the sine qna non ;
but ne j, Wac obtained IL Howe's Machine by NOV
ing shuttle along a eide, which must be kept well
lnbiica,ed md required some power, and had to go
and retorn for every stitch, Wilson undertook to pro-
duce the same result at each move of the shuttle.
! The other improvement Of Wilson wac ia the
"feed notion" now almost universally adopted oy
all manufacturers of sewing-machines. and by which
stitches are easily regulated long or short rs desired
4 sill greater Improvement was patented by MI
Wilson Aug. II, 1851. This we lock npon as the
most ingenious. as well ~ the most important, OF all
lie Improvements TIM, have been patented.
THE ROTATING HOoK---ITs OPERATION.
Tie ingenuity of t.is conirivance is wonderful
from iis remarkable fmpHci y; i, dis en'eS with the
dirt Of fabrication, and requires 10 addition to the
IL 1,,,a no
es aye made more rapidly. good deal of time 10
ALEC saved in winding the bobbns to form the lock-
stitch.
This invention Of the "rotating book is tha'
which has given character to the Wheeler q y" lson
Machine, and although The stitch is the sane IA
tia, originally produced by Howe, he readily nc
/ know!etges that it is done by q more simple and
! ingenious method.
| This "roiating hook is upon the end Of the main
shaft that moves all the work. and Is carved ont OF
solid steel BY series of the most ingenious machines
that we saw in operation. Indeed II coud moi
be made by any other means, so tia; every one
would be perfect and exactly like every Other one
As revoves il sezes the loop Of tie thread in tie
needle the insnnt it passes through the coin,
orens Il out and carries around the bJbbin 10 that
tie thread is then passed through the loop Of the
stitch; this is then drawn up with the thread in the
needle 80 that the two are Topped together about
I halfway through the cloth, forming the strongest
possible seam, showing tie stitching exactly
even uron both sides with threads above the sur
face to wear of aud allow the seam to rip. 1t is
hard possible that any mechanical operation can be
conceived that is more simple and effective than this
invention of 4. p. Wilson.
The patent for the rotating hook was the Thirteenth
Of the ser;es Of sewngnachinc patents, two having
been issued between the dates Of bis two pateuts-
one Aug l, 1857, to Akin & Fcltbousen OF lthica,
for Plan of Tightening the stitch after the manner
Of iand-sewing." Another was gHnted for the
same purpoee Aug. 10, 1851, to ]. NJ. Singer OF
New-York. who has since become famous for
snndrv other patent. connected with the business
and for the manufacture Of singers SewinS-ha'
Chimes" These retain IIoVes shuttle movement and
paw ROYALTY TO him, as do also the Grover & Baker
Machine, as well as Wilson'S and several Others,
which relain lis ocL.s,i,ch and without which good
sewing cannot DE done by machinery.
sIScIr-TnRrAD srwISG-MACIHSEs.
Tie first patent FOR a singe-thresd SEWN gmscbire
was issued Feb g. 1919, TO j. Il. johnson g. Chas.
Morey. sni so far as we are able 10 judge, contains
pa,en,ed. These singe-thread machines make a sort
of ,ambour or Knitting stitch, by entinuously loop
ing the thread aud pushing the needle through the
loop, thus forninga claim Of stitches in rdge on
tue under side of the cloth.
Tie Grover & Baker Machine makes similar
ridge. though Il works two threads, end makes q
oc1.siitch which is undoubtedly very strong and IL
claimed to he elastic" but in onr opinion IL bot 70
nea; Ar tho one made by the Wheeler & Wilson Ma
chine. aud require good deal moro thread Indeed
his is the great fault found with all OF the single
thread machines.
Tie invention and Introduction Of these single
thread and ow-pFiced sewing-macbines have served
one good purpose, as they have pioneered the way
for those Of superior character though 1t has IL
most cases been at the expense Of the people ar
many cheap machine tas been purchased and used
awhile 10 plague The owner, and then thrown a'ide
for Wheeler & Wilson. These rank first among
the truly valuable lock-stitch machines, making ii
,titch that cynnot ravel nor rip, though a stcn
.hood he cat every inch along the seam.
In an economical point Of view, the invention Of
sngle-tlrcad machines has not been profitable 70 the
world. They are not generally denounced 10y the
manufacturers Of the lock-etitch IT, for the rea-
son already stated-tbey serve their purpose, aud
sell Mgb-pr:ced machines more Than they binder
ther sale.
OBJECT OF PATENTING IMPROVEMENTS.
Some Of the patents granted have been for real i'm
provemenrs and ingenious conlrivaDee5; but otbers
have beer obtained almost solely for tue purpose Of
enabling the patentee to make end sell a mnchine
with Lis own name az patentee engraved nIon it,
while in reality the only thing Of valnc init belonged