White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-01-16
To Purchasers Of Sewing Machines
AND
Holiday Gifts.

rTNHE FLORENCE LOCK STITCH RE.
L vERSIBLE FEED SEWING MACHINE
Has again carried of the highest honors at the
principal Fairs the present season, commenc-
ing with the Nep England Agricultural Fair,
at Proridenee, in September, where il was awar-
ded the highest prize; Immediately following
which came the Nep York State Fsir, st B.f
faio. in October. where the committee award.
ed il the First Prize for q double thread ma
chine.
Then came the great Annual Fair Of New
England, viz: that Of the Meeksnies' Assseis-
fion. Of Lo,eeY, where the Highest Prife, the
ONLY Gold Medal awarded to any Family
Sewisg Machine, was aw rded to the FLOR
ENCE, and that too after il had been on ex.
hibi,ion in competition with other First Glass
Machines for five consecutive weeks, where it
had been examine by the best mechanics In
the country. who pronounced it the best con.
structed and most reliable Machine. ana one
/ that, on account of its simplicity. would &C.
conpiisl q greater dmsanf Of pofk, sad IL
more Satisfactory manner. than any other SeD-
ing !Hschine erey inpeBted.
! At the Fair Of the Msryisn8 Ilsfifufe, which
/ closed = four weeks session at Baltimore, on
| tie l2th of November. the superiority Of the
FLORENCE was again confirmed by the
Committee on Sewing Machines. who unari.
mously awarded il the GOLD MEDAL-ths
| highest prize the Institute confers.
| On the l2th of September, the great Fair
and Exhibition Of the American Institute was
opened at NeS York. As usual, the display
Of Sewing Machines ~as large. and the CON
petition strong; but after a six weeks trial,
the friends Of the FLORENCE had the salts
faction of seeing their iavorite again triumph
ant, and for the second time hearing Oh the
highest honors 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:
"The whole number of sewing machines on
exhibition is thirteen, of these twelve are en-
tered for competition. The article bearing
the number 730 (the Florence Sevipg Ma
chinc) is decided TO be the best on exhibition.
Ii must also be stated incidentally, that this 10
bctter than any of its class known to the judg-
es. Its merits are:
" First-GOOi materials and thoropSh work.
manship.
"Sscond-More absolute novelty than marks
the usual Improvements in Sewing Machines.
" "Thrd-The ingenious arrangement By Q
positive motion for adjusting the thread dur
ing the rsssage of the shuttle, and the gather
ing up OF it in the finish OF the stitch.
Four,h-The reversible iced.
Fiith-The variety of work which can be
done upon it,
I'VE th.relorc decide that it receive the
award of drst class.
OWN. PRATT,
"IRA g. CADY,
al. ]. KNOWLES.
"This is to certify that the foregoing 10 .
true extract from the report of the Judges Of
Sewing Machines at the Annual Fair, 1857.
John W. CHAMBERS.
"Secretary Board of Managers.
| "NEw YoRK, November nth, 1867"
| 1t would seem as if this succession OF tn
umphs should be sufficient to convince every
unprejudiced person of the great superiority OF
TIE FLORENCE over all others - Q Family
Sewing Machine. If anything more is needed
to confirm the above, We might add that. in
1861, the Company only sold fifty Machines,
whilst now there are over joSty thessssd IN sess
thus establishing the success Of the FLOR.
ENCE beyond all question.
Epery Mgehine is Wsryanfed.
Circulars, Price Lists and samples OF work
furnished on application.
WILLIAM e. PLANT,
GENERAL WESTERN AGENT,
No. sos Chestnut Street.
ST. LOUIS. MO.