The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-04-06

All the machines NAV be included in three
classes, based on the stitch they make The
first Is the single thread or chsin-sttch machine.
which many have heretofore regarded AZ more
appropriate for crOfcheting or eubtodrring
than Tor fastening seams together. They how
ever employ the same appliances Of an eve
pointe needle, etc, AS other machines aud are
now held IA great favor by MANY persons Who
use ihem for The general purpose Of sewing
Oi the machines Of the c.as- first named. the
most successful is thar known a. " i.cox a Gibbs.
che principle feature of which wa- devised and
pA'ented June ?, 1891, by James F.. A. Gibbs.
90 Ndlppiuf, Va.
The needle aud manner Of adjusting it-and
other Important mprovement--are secured bv
patents 20 James .licoI aud the machine has
ihe exclusive use ut a convenient seli-actiug and
uoislc,s stop. bg which reverse motion OF the
wheels l. prevented. and also guard 20 protect
the dress OF the operator fium the rubbing nf
iAc hliarce-Whecl The apparatus for catching
aud looming thr thread @- ~ O.. r.s-..a .h-..~ssh
by the needle, CONSISTS OF TWO arms making to-
gether cross al the end of hoi izonia axis
A. this rcvoives close 90 the needle under the
cloth-plaie, one of these arms shaped ike a
hook, and rapidly cnlareing to~ufd ifs base,
catches the thread aud spreads the loop. which
IL then Or ught again- the axis aud next -hps
upon the other arm, which gives the loop
tsist aud holds Dc. At tie same time the ne,-
die goes Up aud comes down again through the
C 9th carrying its thread through the loop al
read formed when % IS caught bv the hook,
and the fr-t loop being released. l. drawn light
f by the pulling OF the hook in spreading the -ec-
oud The twist given 10 rhe thread in forming
the loop has a material fl cr IN strengthening
the hold OF the thread iu the cloth ana thus pro-
0ucing a very stroue aud durable seam rs
strength and little liability 20 rip NAV b. readily
seen by cutting narr0E strip across the -eam
1 Of piece of cotton thns -e~ed, and comparing
it with similar piece seved by hand. On at
tempting 10 pull rip the pieces apart, it will
be found that the former thus tested II the
stronger of the two. The tendency to ravel,
hitherto tie Objectionable feature Of mach.s OF
tii- class l. iu TINS ODvIafed by the drawing Of
the end of the thread through the precedii 2
loop by the hook at the let stitch, and thus
fastening t whenever il is broken by design OF
accident.
The needle, being short aud straight. runs
with project e1sctnsss and Certainty acros-
? seams, aud even over sevsrai abruptly nci easing
t.iczue--es OF cloth. IL = cOnse qlcnfiy well al
apt,d for running ~ high rates 81 speed, and las
thus Seen kept in operation for 4hree months az
at time ~ the Elm City Company az New
Haven. making over 1000 stitches a miuufe-
I
, tie mactIne- in their manufacture OF tap trim
! miaes. pateut ruffl-s, etc aud usually run then
about 20Do stitches a minute dpDi,tons M
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