The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-08-27
WILCOX & GEBDSs
SMWING @A0lEI1JN Ss
Price cith Hemmsr and Eeller,
S35 90.
THIS MACHINE HAS POINTS OF SUPE
RIORiTY PECULIARLY ITS

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THIS MACHINE HAS POINTS OF SUPE
RIORiTY PECULIARLY ITS
OWN
Stitching. Hemming. and Filling Nth
Single Thread.
II forms a neat, ever, and elastic seam,
which il warranted MOTTO rip in wear, even
If the seam is cut al frequent intervals, and
alpo under all circumstances ssio survive the
wash-tubn
A Patented device Of area, utility 10
learners, prevents the possibility ofihe ma
chine being run m The wrong direction, or
The balance wheel wearing a lady's dfess.
Another feature which deserves pariicn-
lar attention ia EI-THE WILCOX Pa TENT
NEEDLE CANNOT BE SET WRONG
Two Thousand Stitches, or two yards of
work, can be done in one minute without
dropping stitch.
These MachIaes, so simple and accruate
| in their construction, supefsede the use OF
the shuttle; and with one thread pfoince
| all the practical results of the two thread
machines; ard more. for these iell without
basi,us, and hem the finest muslin without
puckering.
Although at about half the price of The
other first class machines, they will accom-
plsh double The sewing ,n given time
s.lt is einpna,icsily The good, low priced
Family Sewing Machine thai the public
have long been waiting for."-Boslon Tran
scripi.
alt is indeed wonderful production, and
and fer family use especially. no other will
bear any comparison with it," PaIladel
phia Evening Journal"
mechanical " wonder.'-,Scienti6c Amer.
iccan.
"Amone the best and most sefviceahle
Sewing machines. Light aud elegantly
| finished, aud so simple ~ its consIfuci'on
that il seems almost impossible Tor u To 9e
| out of Misunderstanding Chronicle.
s.Has combined with hs own peculiar
| merits all The really valuable impro, emsnI>
of the higher priced machines" ."-Pennsy !.
vsniaH-
| GThis machine. in The opinior of the
| committees, fills more nearly the requires
mems of perfect family machine Than any
on exhibition. Franklin Institute Exhib:-
ion R-pori oil 1883.
ttTsking iuIo consideration simplicity
| cheapness, durability, aud dong all work,
! The committee were unanimous in favor oi
Tue Wilcox & Gibbs as a single ihresd ma
chine neu-Pepnsylvanis State Agricultural
Socie,y's Report.
1--WE must, in Justice, express onr conf
dence in the merits of The Wilcox 4 Gibbs
4 SRwlnQ MacnluS we COOtiuef tttat SIC~t
! desidsratum has been supplied by IL, in
| proving beyond coub,. lha, two threads are
moi, as was supposed, necessary 10 good
| instrume ,.r-Christian Advocate aud Jour-
| nal, June 81, 1860.
1--WE have one OF these machines IN use,
aud think more highly OF i, than OF any "i
| The number we have uied.'.-Richmond
| Wing.
The undersigned, Missionary 70 Consian-
| iinopIs, 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, aud as The least liable
! TO require repair. OLIVER CRANE.
| Bos,or, July 8, 1850.
| The undeIsi oned during eightee onibs
| has had in almost constant use, in bis lam
| ly, Wilcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine, upon
| which has been made the clothes ct ms
large famiIy--irom muslin TO pilot cloth
! including The clothing required Tor his sew
eraI boys; and in 10 case have the seams
failed, although IN hard service. The ma
chine now in use in his family has required
no repair, and is in all respects, well aP-
pointed, efficient and durable.
JACOB CHI CKERiNG, Boston.
~ Send ior q Circular "a
JAMES WILCOX, Manufacturer.
No. 50s Broadway, New York,
Opposite St. Nicholas Hotel.
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