The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-08-23
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THE FAMILY SEWING MACHINE


ny JENNIE jrSs.
To understand the value Of the Sew
ing Machine, and the happy changes
which il has effected in the social aud
family relations, one must be familiar
with the quiet households scattered
throughout the East aud West, the North
and South, Of this great and thriving
country. Every where in the interior do.
nestle assistance Of any kind is so diff J.
cult to be obtained. that il Is scarcely
looked for, aud every good housewife re-
lies upon her own ex exerlions, not only to
keep her house in order, her lorjer we'll
supplied " ith the essential luxuries Of
home made broad, cake, aud pics, but her
ow n, the childrcn's, und frequently her
husbands wardrobe furnished with all
the useful, IL not the ornamental, arti-
clcs Of dress.
This necessity provided an immense
amount of work for one pair of hands to
perform-the female head of the house,
the hard tasked wife and mother, found
not q moment for relaxation. The drudg.
cry Of the kitchen was succeeded by that
OF the work. basket, whose pile Of shirts
eht UtNcE 10
crease. Not a moment could be afforded
for the qualification Of any simple fancy,
even in ornamental needle work, all, to
the last moment, aud far into Saturday
night, was exhausted in the necessities
Of the plainest work upon little aprons,
frocks and drawers. and the inevitable
weekly collection OF family mending.
/, large number Of these households
the case is now widely different the
Sewing Machine. generally the GROVER
Il BAKER, occupies an honored place IN
the family sitting room, and accomplisbes
more aud better than the most skillful
sepmstrcss. 1t is ia n sense, which only
those can appreciate who have known
what 1t is to sew all the household gar.
menis by hand, the family friend. II Is
looked upon with eyes Of real affection.
The interior Of country house ut this
season of the year, is as pleasant as can
be imagined and It is made so, in grea,
degree, by the presence of the Sewing
Machine. An hours work in the after
noon. upon bright, rapid, wonder work
ing GROVER g. BAKER, will accomplish
more than could be done by weary
hand working almost into midnight. II
will not only finish the dozen shirts Ia
less than no time" but it will tuck
drawers and chimses, ruff, uightgowns
stitch trowsers, quilt Innings and coverlids
and oil this, aud much more, with sucl
strength, beauty and precision, as woul,
throw the neatest hand work into In,
shade.
A Sewing Machine needs only to be
purchased once in lifetime, II is there
fore Of the greatest importance to get th,
best the one which, oil things consider
ed, is most perfectly adapted to NEE
the requirements.
This, we sincerely believe, and tn
opinion is corroborated by the hghes
authorities in the community, is the GRo
YER g. BAKER Machine making the cele-
brutcd F" GROVER g. BAKER" stitch, the
only stitch, us far as we know, sufficient
ly elastic to be adopted to all kinds o.
Sewing.
The peculiar qualities Of the GRovEI
g. BAKER Machine, are strength, beauty
elasticity and versatility, or adaptation
to nny kind OF work. It compasses thu
whole range offamily sewing completely
and without any OF the vexatious delay'
in rewinding, fastening and finishing
which are common to other machines
and which occupy so much time, besides
wasting SO much material. II makes |
beautiful, smooth, elastic seam upon cloti
or cambric, which gives when II is wash
ed or stretched without breaking, and IL
which every stitch is SO firmly locked
that the seam can be CIT off betweeI
every half dozen stitches without impair
ing its strength.
Testimonial letters. from ladies' an
housekeepers all over the country, speal
unltedly Of the beauty and superior elias
ticity Of stitch. One lady says, II is tn
only machine that can "quilt )" onoth
er, that It is the only one /" fit for boy
trowsers ;" and third. that she is par.
ticulorly delighted with the'way in whic
it makes " wooden drawers and finne
garments"
The GROVER e. BAKER stitch Is th
only one that can be properly used upo
bias seams, and is therefore adapted To- a
immense variety Of garments coptainin
) such seams, and also seams which or
subjected to much stretching and wear
In addition to the fact that no rewindin,
and no fastening is required. a great dea
Of time. and temper too. Ia saved to III
: operator. by the simplicity. regularity an
; ease of the various movements. the ad
justmeDt without change Of tension I
different kinds Of work, and the metho
by which il is thrown from the machn,
q without delay or embarrassment, and a
, SO in such way as to enable the operate
to maintain a pleasant and graceful pc
sition.
For dress makers. GROVER g. BAKE
is the only suitable machine; it 10 Il,
! only one that will accomplish salts facte
: rily, and with an immense saving OF tim
. nll the plain sewing. stitching and qui
ting which they have to accom- plish.
For the heads Of families il is equll
valuable. II will dc everything. II
; simple. reliable, perfect in its operate,
, easy 10 be understood, not easy TO get o,
. of order, aud gives such thorough sati
faction, as to leave no room for CON
plant.