The Grand Haven news., 1865-01-04
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTION.

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perior and valuable assistant In household in
dustry, That this machine has made thousands
Of friends, who attest its superiority over every
thing else con not be doubted; and it is claimed
that It'll only necessary 10 REASON upon its Pc
culiarites to enable any person to appreciate
its advantages in the family over any other one
in use. What these Advantages arc claimed to
be, we propose briefly to state, that compari-
son may be drawn between The. Grover 4 Baker
and other machines: .r.. tt tfl
1. 1t makes the only seam formed by a sewing
machine in which each stitch is Independently
locked, and without dependence upon thesother
stitches for strength. ~. ,.J no,,, ,ao..i
| 2. 1t makes the only seam that WIN admit of
the thread being cut at every f6urthsstteh With
out injury to the seam'in wear.i nfonl9fia
3. 1t is unnecessary to fasten tho ends of
seams made by this machine. This is done by
the machine itself, without thcuse of the hand
needle. eeinl t 1I3l 10 o 50
A. The Grover & Baker stitch is the only one
formed from two ordinary spools, and without
winding from the spool into the shuttle from
three to five times for the under thread
5. A seam thus formed is more elastic, than
any other made by a sewing machiue, and is
very valuable in all goods that are TO be washed
and stretched under the iron. ~ A4N
6. The machine is adapted to all varieties of
fabrics, sewing each equally we'll, and requiring
no adjustment for any kind OF sewing other
than the adoption of needles and thread.
Z. 1t is more easily kept in order than any
other machine, and need not to be taken apart
to be oiled.
8. The machine sews common spool cotton,
silk, and linen thread with equal facility.
8. The machine is so simple that an intcli-
gent child of ten years can readily learn to op-
crate and keep it In order. "
10. BY reason of its simplicity of construc-
tion and ease of managemcutit is best adapted
to all the wants of the family.
Another very important merit this machine
has is that the fabric, while being sowed, is
passed across the machine from front to rear, di-
recty from, the operator, obviating the liability
or necessity of curving the spine, ms il done
when using "locks kstitch machine. Still an.
other merit possessed by this machine the most
marvellous Of all, is this; while il sews a seam
that will not rip in wear, il may very easily
be removed at pleasure If the proper means to
accomplish il. ~ tspf
The Grover & Baker stitch is peculiar to this
machine, and is patented and owned by the
Company whose name il bears. 1t differs essen
TALLY from the "lock-stitch," being much
stronger and more elastic. The lock stitch is
formed by crossing two threads, and drawing
the crossing point into the centre Of the fabric.
The strain of wear creates friction at the point
of crossing, and breaks the thread when stretch.
ed. 1t is comparatively easy to draw the cross
| ing point Of the thread into the centre of thick
fabrics but when thin goods are scwcd, where
! the thread themselves are ms thick as the fab
ric, it must be apparent that there can be no
crossing point in the centre, but that the under
thread must be permitted 10 lio nat and strait on
the fpbric, if the right side is 10 present u fair
stitch. ga stitch alike on both sides" is y fall
| lacy with lock-stitch machine ON thin goods
The Grover & Baker stitchis al,o formed Of,
two threads, the under thread never more than
half the size If the upper. This under thread
| is ingeniously interviewer with the upper, piss
| ing both through and around It's loop fastening
it securely by tying it twice. A seam thus form :
cd has all the strength and elacticity of tho
back stitch. Like that stitch it gains its
strength by cempressing the particles Of the
fabric between the stitches, and dividing the
strain between the stitches of the seam, instead
of concentrating it upon n single point. as Is
| the case In lock stitch machine. Eih
| There has been a discussion ms to tho rela-
tive economy Of the two stitches but il is now
generally conceded that for family sewing,
where there are short seams, the Grover a Baker
stitch is found to be the most economical
| While it uses one-ffth moro thread in makinra
given length of seam. it 'eastes none, as is the
case with the lock stitch machine, where there
is usually waste Of four inches of thread at
the beginning and at the end OF each seam, to
which must be added the loss of time in fasten-
ing the ends of tho seam, so as TO prevent rip
ping. tae igs eha fHI glitM na
Again experience has proved that Grover
Baker seam formed of very fine Gotten, say,
No. so for the upper SPOOL and No. 150 for the
under one, is much stronger than lock-stitch
seam formed of Nos. so and so cotton. Can
any thing more he desired as sillustratiye of the
superiority Of this stitch? Actual experiment
has shown that on a lock-stitch machine two
hundred yards Of thread viii sew thirty.Ave
yards Of seam, with n waste Of thirty -four
yardsof ends; whilc with the Grover & Baker
machine with the Same number of yards of
thread, there were fifty-scven yards scwed with
no waste at ALL These are facts easily arrived
at by all who can find lock-stitch and Grover
Baker machines in numerous families, where
they may investigate for themselves. tG
General Agency for Mchigau. 121 Woodward
Avenue, Detroit. W.. w. WHITLARK,
Agt. of the Grover Baker 8. NJ. Co. rn2ee.