Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1862-02-19
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THIS MACHINE HAS A POINT OF
SUPERIORITY PECULIARLY
ITS OWN.
Stitching, Hemming, and Telling with
O Single Thread

II forms a fiat, even, and elastic seam, whicl
is WARRANTED not to rip in wear, even II th,
seam is cut at frequent intervals, and also unde
all circumstances "ro SURVIVE THE wAsH-TUB"
Patented device Of great utility TO learners
prevents tho possibility of the machine being
run in the wrong direction, or the balance whee
wearing lady's dress
Another feature which deserve particular at
ten ton Is
Ea"TnE wilcox PATENT NEEDLE CANNOT BI
SET WRONG.
Two thousand stitches, or two yards Of work
can bo done in one minute without dropping {
stitch.
These machines, so simple and accurate IL
their construction, supersodo the use Of the shut
tie and with one thread produce all the prActi-
cal results Of the two thread machines and
more, for these fell without bastng,and hem the
finest muslin without pickering.
Although at about half the price of the other
first class machines, they will accomplish doub'
lie the sewing in given time
at is emphatically the good, low-priced Fam
! lily Sweing Machine that the public have long
been waiting for."-BOston Transcript.
at is indeed a wonderful production, and for
family use especially, no other will bear any
comparison with it."-Philadelphia Evening
Journal.
"a mechanical Notwithstanding Amer-
can,
"Among the best and most seryiceable Sewing
Machines Light and elegantly finished, and
so simple in its construction that il seems al
most impossible for it to get out Of repair" -
Pittsburg Chronicle.
'lIas combined with its own peculiar merits
all the really valuable improvements Of the high
er priced machines. E."-Pennsylvanian.
"This machine, in the opinion of the commit
tee, fills more nearly the requirements of Il per-
feet family machine than any on eXhibitiOn."-
Franklin Institute Exhibition Report 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 a single thread machine. ."-Pennsylya-
MIA State Agricultural Society's Report.
1--WE must, in justice, express our confidence
in the merits Of the Wilcox Il Gibbs Sewing Ma
chine. We consider that a great desideratum
has been supplied by it, in proving, beyond
doubt, that two threads are not, as was suppo-
sed necessary to good instrum ent." christian
Advocate and journal, June 81, 1860.
"We have one Of these machines in use, and
think more highly oft than Of any Of the mum
bcr we have tried."-Richmond Wing.
The undersigned, Missionary to Constantine.
pie, has examined more than twenty differ six
kinds Of Sewing Machines, md after somcteut
weeks experience with Wilcox & Gibbs Padap-
he has purchased one Of them, rs the best aleast
ted to the wants of his family, and Us the ent
liable to require repair. OLIVER CRANE.
Boston, July 3, 1860.
The undersigned, daring eighteen months has
had in almost constant use, in his familyWil-
cox Gibbs Sewing Machine, upon which has
been made the clothes Of his large family, from
muslin to pilot cloth--including the clothing re-
quired for his several boys and in no case have
the seams failed, although in hard service. The
machine now in use in his family has required
ne repair, and is in all respects, well appointed,
efficient and durable.
JACOB CHlCKERING, Boston.
Efs- Send for a Crcular.-l&
JAMES WILCOX, Manufacturers.
No. sos Broadway, New York,
p0pOsite St. Nicholas Eotel.
October %, 1861. If.