Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-05-19
Sewing Machines.

Blessed IN the memory of all true house
7 wives will ever be the inventor of the
sewing machine. He is universal ben
, efactor, who has made easy, pleasant anc
} an hundred fold profitable one of The
. most important duties of woman-to sew
He also has added lustre to the dignity
of labor. Once ladies "gave OUT theil
sewing to the seamstress and dress. maker
and few, since the days of our grand
mothers, were seen with the needle il
hand either mending or making up 9
garment. But now the handsomest orna.
ment of room is the rosewood or walnut.
cased sewing machine, and the prettiest
adornment Of it is the charming face and
snowy fingers Of The "lady of the house, y
or her daughter, busy at the wheel braid
ing, embroidering d Stunning the
breadth" on new dress. The choice OF
machine in this day of new patents and
multiplied improvements is question of
great Importance, and, TO many, very
difficult OF settlement. Every patent has
its excellencies, and each we'll established
firm puts in claim for advantages in their
peculiar machine, possessed owe r all
competitors, and indeed il must be admit
ted that some OF the more prominent are
worthy the patronage they receive, and
we'll adapted to the purposes of the in
vention.
But for real, genuine, family machine,
a time saver, thread saver, labor saver
the women of our house say, after making
trial OF one or two other different kinds,
"Give us the Wilcox & Gibbs" When
it had been in the house couple Of
weeks, "the girls" fairly got enthusiastic
over it, and we didn't know but it would
prove the dearest, instead of the cheapest
in the market, for they were "running
the machine all day without regard to
cost, while cotton kept at Is zoe. a
spool.
The superiority of this machine is very
apparent on a practical test. Its SIM
plcity is chief recommendation. An
intelligent Miss of fourteen can COM
prehend the whole modus opsraadi, and
work it ia two hours. 1t is an objection
to most of the machines Of other patents,
that they require SO much time and skill
to learn to operate on them. After the
practice OF months, or al least weeks. a |
lady OF perseverance may attain some
thing of proficiency in the use of one OF
them, but Wilcox & Gibbs is so simple
ia its arrangement, and the movement is
so exceedingly easy, that there is no
difficulty in any person DESTROYS of doing
so, becoming expert in the use Of it 10
very short time.
1t is next to an impossbility for this
machine to get out Of order. This is no
small merit, for machine that ever gets
out OF order is always sure to be so, Just
at time when we can i'll afford to be
without its assistance. This machine
will turn only one way, and new be-
yinner is therefore, relieved from the
of breaking needles and tang
ing thread, incident to all other machines.
1t is a standing objection to most other
that "they make too much
loise;' the baby can't sleep, and the folks
amt talk, while the operators ears are
ia(ke with The FaRid rGlff5Ef GIifb afGRfS6e
las ceased her work. Wilcox IL Gibbs
5 a perfect cure-all for this nuisance
o noseless sit, that babe can sleep in
he cradle close by the machine, and the
ound of the movement is not heard
.crsss the room.
1t uses thread from the original spool,
hus saving the time and labor of spoo.-
ng off continually TO supply the bobbins.
It's stitch is a single thread, which is an
advantage, making great saving in cot
on, while its compactness renders i
stronger than the fabric it sews together;
which is all that can be desired of either
, double or single stitch. On the whole,
We are constrained, after close observation
If the workings Of different machines for
more than a year, TO award the palm Of
superiority to Messrs. Wilcox & Gibbs,
or the most complete article in all its
parts, and perfect in its operatious,--a
amily machine, adapted to sewing any
number of thicknesses from one to twenty
dds of sheeting muslin.-Econrmia.