Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-01-06
From the Rochester g. W Evening Express.
lambs Family knitting Machine.

The revolution in the Industrial oecupa.
tons Of American women, produced by the
sewing machine, is apparent to all, and is
extending its benefits TO Europe, as appears
from the article on sewing machines copied
in our yesterdays issue from the London,
| Times.
Our attention was last summer called TO
another domestic labor. saving invention
this one of Rochester origin-that is also
destined to exert most beneficial influence
in still further releasing our mothers and
wives from their oppressive household drug
cry. We speak Of Lambs Family Knitter
DIR. l.. W. Lamb. a young citizen Of Roches
ter, has, after years of study, brought out a
knitting machine that comes but little short
Of perfection. This paper was the FIRST,
several months since, to notice and commend
the invention, and we do so again now, after
| the inventor has added several minor i'm
proyements, leaving but little more to be de-
| sired in the perfection Of it's operations
| 1t does what no other knitting machine is
capable Of, it widcns and rsrrows, so that il
will shape stocking, glove or other article
10 the convenience OF taste Of the wsarer.--
| 1t works With great rapidity, producing =
sock for al adult in ten minutes, al complete,
and leaving no, another stitch to be knitted,
and only small opening around the heel to
be closed up with crochet needle. The
powers of the Family kni,ter seem to be al.
most unlimited, being capable Of turning of!
every description of work from the size of a
shirt down to that Of watch cord, and every
variety of stitch. Stockings, wrappers, draw
ers, hoods sontags, undersleevcs, gloves, nit
tens, scsrfs comtorters, suspenders, wicks
and lamp mats, watch and curtain cords,
and all other fabrics in the knitted form, are
alike readily executed by il.
4 surprising advantage possessed by Mr..
/ Lambs machine, is that it will knit either
fiat or tubular, turning elf the fabric double
thickness and solid, as required for scarfs,
| suSpsnders, &c, or hollow, as for stockings
and wrappers, the change of motion being
caused by simply touching spring.
The machine is light, compact, and cheap.
II weighs but 20 pounds, may be attached,
while in use, TO The edge Of an ordinary ia.
DE, and the cost is but SG5, bringing it with
in reach Of almost oTery family. It's opera.
ton for plain work is so simplihed that any
child Of ten years, o: common intelligence,
may run it, Any kind Of yam may be use.
with equal facility, single, double OF treble,
and the thread may be changed by simply
/ tying, as IN hand knitting.
We do not see but that the Lamb machine
is destined to altogether supercsde the old.
time knitting needle. When the Family
knitter comes into general use, there will be
no object in knitting stockings by hand, con.
Stunning from one to three days in doing " hat
may be done in half an hour, and better ex-
ecuted at that.
! Mr. Lamb has no. disposed Of the patent
for his important invention but he is him
self manufacturing aud selling his machines,
and he desires to engage few energetic
men, Of good business qualifications, to act
as agents for him, and assist in getting them
before the public. The demand for them
already largely exceeds the supply, and will
be practically Unlimited. Hundreds Of thou.
sands would be speedily absorbed as soon as
their merits become known, and they can be
manufactured.