The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-14
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HIaitte tlns that frst masculine
which a Ht6 baz = the capacity Of
sbaus4 eul f8, and hal. ttegI
rngrsuie 81 il l been improved,
ara new aelc base been a3,.el but
bo sua ,tl sewing machine bas cE,r
been made. 40 all .he seven hundred
thousand moss ia existence which Goes
NOS contain some II tie essential de-
Wees ~ ibis FIRST attempt We make
tbs as j.au without hesitation on re-
serve. because il H Sc Believe the one
point up0a which al the erlat makers
are agreed Judicial decisions have rec
pcatedly affirmed e
Like ali other great inventors, Mr
/ Howe iolnd that. when ha bad com
Melted hts machine, his diilIealtics had
int begun After De had brought the
machine 90 the point OF making few
stitches, he went t. Boston one day 70
tcl tailor to come 70 Cambridge and
arrange some cloth for sewing, and give
/ his opinion MS to the quality Of the
work done by the machine Tie COM
rades 81 the man 70 whom be first APP
I piled dissua3ed him from going, alleg-
Iiag that a sewing machine, Il u worked
vel must necessarily reduce the whole
/ fraternity 81 tmioIs 20 beggary, and
/ this proved 20 be tho Interchangeable
conviction 81 the taiiors for the next
/ ten years i is probable that the ma
| chimes first made would have been de-
sttoyed by violence bat for another
/ fixed opinion Of the taIl0ls, which was
4 that n0 machine could be made that
would really answer ihe purpose
II seems strange nov tina, The tailors
IL Boston could have persisted So long
+ il such an opinion; for MIR Howe a
few weeks after be had finished his first
model gave them an opportunity to sec
what il could do Tie placed his little
engine in one OF the rooms Of the GUM
ley Hall Clothing Mandatory, and
seating himself before it, offered to sew
Iup amy seam that might be brought to
hm One unbelleyiug tailor alter an
Other brought a garment and saw IT'S
/ long seams scWed perfectly, at the rate
Of two hundred and fity stitches q
minute, which was about seven times
as fast rs the work could be done ~
hand For two weeks he aat there dur
/ III and sewed up seams lor ali who chose
. bring them to lHm. He amused AIm-
self at Intervals, ln executing rows OF
ornamental stitching, and he showed
the strength oi tic machinery by sew
I ing thick plated skirts ii iroca coats to
the bodies AT last, lie challenged five
u The sWiiteat sgHns.resses IN the c8-
tulLsAmeni 60 se1 a race with Tie ma
chine Zen seams Ut equal length were
prepared tor sewing, five ot winch were
i LAID by Tie machine and the Other five
given Is tile girls The gentleman who
held tie watch, and who WAS to decide
/ thy wager, testified upon oath, thay the
i Use girls were tle fastest sewers ,hat
could be found, Ad lAat they sewea
us fast as they cJaa-much faster
than they were u the laD.l Ui eaius
iastol than tAgy could have kept oA
t3I au hour AeNtr heiess, Aiu. Howe
/ iinisIei h i've se1m5 .itde sj0nur
I lihu the Nlfia hilla4ed iAelf hAC, ana
lAc umpire. VINO was himself a tailor.
i has sNMn lat tie work done on tie
machine uas tue neatest and the
strongest
Upon reading testimony lis I is, we
wonder that manufacturers d.a not IN
stanay set lIr Howe ii work making
SOWING -macuinea Not one was orae-
ell Not a tailor encouraged him by
word or deed Some objected that he
machine did not make the whole gar
ment Diners dreaded to oucountoe
t1e fierce opposition 81 the journeYmen.
I Others really Thought L would beggar
an hand sewers, and RETAINED from as
ms { 81 principle Others admitted
+ tha utility 81 tie machine and tie OK
eliehee 81 tbe work done by il, but,
said they, Nfe aFc doing wen ais we
arc, aud fear to make a change The
great cost Il the machine was d most
serious obstacle Cd IT'S introduction
jgne Poa b d81aic H9aa5y far
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