New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-17

The following extracts are from the testimony
taken under oath In recent pending before the United
States Patent Office upon the actual merits Of the GROVER
BAKER srwNo MACHINE and s relative merits as compared
with othcr machines
Mrs Dr. MoCready says,
Ihaye used for nine years a Crown BAKER MACHINE.
and upon it have done al kinds Of family sewing ior the
fancy work a. biding quilting aud enbrodedng During
ell that time machine has never neeucn rASopt
had The altered aud it is good now os was the
nrst day bought H.
su acquainted with the work o. all the principal mlehne5
including Wheeler & Wllsons Fnke Lyons. Wilcox
Gibbs Ladd Wc1sefs the Florence machines aud sloa
Grover akeT 20 a because consider tie steh more
elastic have work now in The house which was done nine
years ago which s g0od aud have never found any OF ny
friends have used tho other machines able TO say the
same thing.
o,ity the Grover Baker machines over al others
The elasticity Of the stitch aud rppingwbes IL s requrod
and also me stitch fastening itself you leave OIL and also
tho machine may DO used ,oF anu
The viii not break when stretched as tie others 40
and neither does Il draw the work.
6nd this stitch viii long the garments doout
wear tho garment, in fact
u rom ihe th!ckest Wooleh SosN 10 NUAsoVA
muslin.
Mr.. Alice b whppe wife Of Rev. Mr. whipple, sccre
,ary Of the American Missionary Association, tesfes
O. Az of your observation and experience what
tnac think best as general iamiY nstrumeh
A. The Grover Baker. decidedly. a.
o. State toe reasons saeb OF them as occur TO YOU for this
opmob = =. ..-....o. sut.h than ,bat Of ann
.ber machine used and u seems 10 me much more
nne IN ia than other machnesj great ad
rtce h The with which the il ripped when ne
ssry 20 do So and think that The work By experienced
s-so on Grover Baker machine is better than work Of
mn nerson on Any other machines Il requires more skill TO
SSo,t one. machines than the Ggoyerl& Baker.
Mr., General Buell. says she prefers the Grover Baker
machine oil others
On account OF i durability Of work elasticity Of sch and
the strength Of stitch. ], never rips.
h preferred all others; 1t Is in its move
merts and very easily adjusted and simple in its con-
We can ACCOMPLISH more week by this sewing machine
han we can In one month by hand sewing.
Mira d. Watts soysi
have had several years experience with Grover &
psteT meohne which has given great satisfaction Its
bef merit Ia that makes strong elastic stitch Is very
sv keD in order and worked without much fatigue. which
think h a very great recommendation. i not very
Familiar with any other machine, except Wheeler Wilson
,rlieh have had think the Grover Baker machine Is
easily and Is less liable TO get out Of order.
j prefer the Grover Baker, decidedly.
Mrs A. b. spOonsr, says
answer conscientiOusly believe y TO be the beat all
things considered. OF any that have known
In the frat place Is simple and easily eernedi the
frouSordnay spoos great advantages the stitch
h entirely reliable II does ornamental work beautifully aud
e embroidery stitch IL Ia not liable TO get ont OF order II
operates very easily suppose can sun 1t all up by saying
| Il Ia perfect machine. o.. a., II
ss AID sacl-..a L s:4aals e. Soss ~ - S.A:s