White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-01-02
To Purchasers Of Sewing Machines
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Holiday Gifts.

TIME FLORENCE LOCK STITCH RE
L VERSlBLE FEED SEWING MACHINE
Has again carried OF the highest honors at the
pripeinal Fairs the present season, commenc
inc with the Nes Eng'snd Agricultural Fair
a Precedence, in September, where it was awar'
ded the kiqAesf prize; Immediately following
which came the Neu York State Fair, at Buf
falo. in Oetsber, where the committee award
ed Il tho First Prise for a double thread ma
chine.
Then came the great Annual Fair OF New
En,land. Wig: that of the Mechanics Assseis.
fiss. 1T Lseeu, where the Highest Prize, the
ONLY Gold Medal awarded TO any Family
Sewing Machine, was aw rrdsd 10 the FLOR
ENCE. and shat too after it had been on ex
addition in competition with other !irst-Ciass
Machines for Eve consecutive weeks. where Il
had been examined by the best mechanics in
the COUNTRY. Who proIouGced it the best con
structed and most reliable Machine, and one
that, on account of its simplicity. would &C.
esmpiiss Greater amounf Of rork, and in q
more ssfisfsetsry ssaaner. than any ether Seu,
iss Machine eper Invented.
the Fair Of the Maryland I1stitats. which
closed four weeks session at Baltimore, on
the 18th of November. the superiority oil the
FLORENCE was again confirmed bv the
Committee on Sewing Machines. who unani-
mousiy awarded it the GOLD MEDAL-the
highest prize the Institute cOnfers.
On the l2,h of September, the great Fair
and Exhibition of the Anne ican Institute was
opened st New York. As usual, the display
Of Sewing Machines VAS large, and the co n
petition ssroag; but after a six weeks trial,
che friends Of the FLORENCE had the salts.
faction of seeing their iavorite again triumph
ant. and for the second time hearing of the
highest h0nors of the American Institute.
Below We give an extract from the Report
Of the Committee on Sewing Machines, read
At the close of the Fair:
"Tbe whole number OF sewing machines on
exhibition is thirteen, of these t"eive are en-
tered for competition. The article bearing
the number 100 1.-THE Florence Sewing Ma
chine) is decided to be the best OIL exhibition.
Ii must also be stated incidentally, that this is
better than any of its class known to the Judg-
es. Its merits are:
"Fint-Good materials and thorough work
manship.
"Secoud-More absolute now city than marks
the usual improvements in Sewing Machines.
&" Third-The ingenious arrangement by
positive motiun for adjusting the thread dur
Ing the massage Of the shuttle, and the gather
log 10 Of il in the finish Of the stitch.
"Fourth-The reversible Iced.
I" Fifth-The variety of work which eau be
done upon it.
ave therefore decide that it receive the
award Of first class.
"WM. PRATT,
Ira S. CADY,
al. J. KNOWLES.
This is to certify that the foregoing is
true extract from the report of the Judges Of
Sewing Machines at the Annual Fair, 1851
sa John W. CHAMBERS,
Secretary Boa,d Of Managers.
"NEw YoRK, November lltil, 1867"
Il would seem as if this succession Of tri-
pmphs should be sufficient to convince every
unprejudiced person of the great superiority OF
toe FLORENCE over all others as a Family
Sewing Machine. II snything more is needed
TO coufirm the above, We might add that. in
1861, the Company only sold fifty Machines,
whilst now there are over forty theasa nd IN use,
thus establishing the success of the FLOR
ENCE beyond all question.
Bsery Mse&iae . WsSrsafed.
Circulars, Price Lists and samples Of work
furnished on application.
WILLIAM f. PLANT,
GENERAL WESTERN AGENT,
no. sos Chestnut Street,
ST. LOUIS, MO.