The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-15


greatest variety Of work, including ornamental
work and mbrOideTy-advantages not possessed
by any other machine. Notwithstanding my
own inventions in that line, use the Grover &
to my frlends.r
Mrs. Bellina Froelich, of No. 1923 East Seven.
teenth street, New York, says:-
II have had personal experience OF four years
and half, during which time have used IL tor
all the various wants OF u large family on all
materials; have made ornamental work with IT,
quilting, tucking, ana for dressmaking purposes
have found IT. 20 answer my ends perfectly.
Tie machine ! used was the Grover Il Baker
Family Sewing Machine. have had work per-
formed for me on other family Sc wing machines
the Wheeler & Wilson and the Singer; am
rather familiar with their modes of operation,
/ am of the opinion that the elasticity of the
seams made on the Grover & Baker family sew.
ing machines are of great value for all garments
OF family wear, part tculary those subjected TO
washing and ironing; that the facility of rip
ping seam to given point, without injur1ng
or loosenlng the rest OF the seam, Is likewise of
great value. The ornamental work can be per
formed with great ease and facility upon this
machine, and it surpasses all other machines in
this particular feature. 1t is not liable to get
and ou5 eosv @ oToer "a oorG easy to operate on
complicated, easily managed, easy to
adjust its parts, and the spools are easily at.
tached, without the necessity of winding both
above and below, as the machine sews directly
IRON the spools as purchased; the tension Is
easily regulated, and does not vary, and does
not require readjustment in passing from light
to heavy work. As to strength and durability
OF seam can testify, having garments in use
during four and half years, which have been
constantly subjected TO washing, wringing, and
! ironing, and which have given out in the fabric
| before the seam has shown any sign of weak
| ness. In my judgment, it is, beyond all ques-
| tion, the best family sewing machine in use.
also prefer the manner in which the work runs
| over the machine from the operator, getting out
of the way as fast as sewed and thereby enabling
the operator to sit in comfortable position. In
strength and durability of seam, judge its work
TO last longer and wear better than the seams T
| the other machines known to me.n
| Mrs. Charlotte D. Watts, wife of DR.. Robert
Watts, of New York city, says:-
81 have been, since the introduction of sewing
machines for family use, much interested
in them, and have taken much pains to
| inform myself practically of the merits of the
| different leading machines in the market for
family use My established judgment is that
| the Grover u Baker Stitch is superior to all
others, for the following reasons, for family
| sewing:-
"FiTst-The scam is stronger and more elastic
| than any other.
"Second-It is more easily managed, and capa.
| BILE of dong a greater variety and range of
| work than any other.
"Taird-In addition to plain sewing, this ma
chine is capable OF executing ornamental work
OF great variety and beauty.
| "I think the family sewing machine, as an in
strument for domestic household use, second in
| importance to no other invention yet made; and
] believe, for the reasons stated, the Grover Il
| Baker decidedly the best family sewing ma
chime. / have used sewing machine in my
family for many years, and would not be willing
to dispense with it on any account"
| Mrs. Mary A. Parker, wife of DR.. Willard
Parker, of New York, says:-
'Since the introduction of sewing machines,
and during the last ten years, have been par
tCularly interested i'll ascertaining theu rela-
tive merits and real value instruments for
domestic use in families. am familiar vita the
| leading machines in the market Tor family use.
In my judgment, established from long obser
| vatlon and experience, the Grover Baker ma
chine making the double loop Grover & Baker
stitch, is decidedly superior to any other tol
family use. This machine makes at the same
time stronger and more elastic seam than any
other; and, in addition to the work accom-
| plished by other machines, Is capable OF doing
ornamental work and embroidery. l think il
would be difficult to estimate too highly the
value OF the Grover IL Baker machine as an in
strument for family use."
| Sarah Edwards, proprietor of store No. 74i
Broadway, New York, says:-
81 am proprietor OF the establishment for the
manufacturing and sale of chlldren's and ladies
furnishing goods, No. 745 Broadway, New York
/ am thoroughly and practically acquainted
with the merits of the leading sewing machine
, in the market adapted TO my business, or TO
r fine sewing. / have used machines for severa
! years, and state, with the utmost confidence
that the Grover Il Baker Machine is superior Il
any other for fine family and general work
Although l have other machines making tn
|
: would not use any other than the Grover
f Baker upon work when elasticity and strengt
e of seam are required. The capacity OF the GrC
f yer q Baker Machine for doing ornaments
Y work, in addition to PLAIN sewing, is of muc
. Importance and value"
; Frank A. Allen, of the firm of Allen Brothers
!, manufacturers OF cloaks and mantillas, Ne
York, says:-
at is very much more simple than any othe
: machine, so much so that have learned pc
{ son who had never seen any machine, in tw
I hours time to run it well enough to stitch
cloak. As regards durability, have machine
that are now running, which l have had in uE
7 six years, running them at least sIX months |
= each year. They seldom get out of order, an
u require but a very small expense to repair then
> As compared with other machines, as regard
l elasticity, durability and strength of the stitcf
we find 1t much better in all these points tina
!. any other machine we have used. Much of tn
; material used in the manufacture of cloaks
I very elastic and requires absolutely an elasti
{ stitch. This we have never found in any otht
e machine than the Grover q Baker sufficient tC
, the purpose. / have used one in my tami
J. about five years. on all kinds of work-hn
e thick, and thin and we give 1t the preterenC
u over other machines on account OF the elasticit
e and strength OF the stitch, and the readiness
q facility with which any article of dress can b
e ornamented or embroidered"
u John A. Nuttall a machinest and finisher
IL the extensive shirt and hosiery establishmel
OF j. II. Parsons Co., iCohoes, New Yor
m says:-
)f sent twenty-siX Grover d Baker Sewing NJ
Pr chimes, making the double loop, or Grover
eS Baker Stitch. These machines are under II
charge and have been for the last seven ye9I
D. | am also well acquainted with many 9th
manufacturers of the same class in Cohoe
K. Troy, and vicinity. The Grover & Baker NJ
ut chimes have been used IN these manufactures
d. a greater or less extent during the last thiret
lie years. They are the only machines, so far as
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