White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1868-01-23
To Purchasers Of Sewing Machines
AND
Holiday Gifts.
r,HE FLORENCE LOCK STITCH RE
L VERS III, f. FEEU SEWING MACHINE

TNHE FLORENCE LOCK STITCH RE
L VERS TBLE FEED SEWING MACHINI
Has again. carried of the highest honors at IN
principal Fairs the present season. CONNIE &C
ine with the Ee,n England agricultural Faiy
at Prsriaeaee ia Septrss6er, where it was avar
ded the hiykest 2rize; Immediately followiu,
~hjehscame The Ner Ysrt Stat Fair, at But
fsls, IN Oefsber. where the committee award
ed, il the 'First Prize Tor 4 double thread ma
chine.
Their came the great Annual Fair OF New
England. viz: that Of the Mechanics. Assoeia
ties, ct Lo,eeu, where The Highest Prize, tn,
ONLY Gold Medal awarded to any Family
ke~iag Machine, was aw ,Eded % the FLOR,
ENCE. and that too after'it Mad Seen On ex
hibition in competition With other Sirst. Class
Machines for Eve consecutive weeks, where il
had been examined by the best mechanics in
the country, Who pronounced il the best con
structsd and most reliable Machine, sn6 one
that. on account Of its simplicity. would &c.
ssmplisi . greater amount Of eo.k,. and ia Z
flsrs sssisfsefesy manner. than any other Se:s
sag MsekiRe ever inpeRfed. - q
Al The Fair OF the Msrylsad I,stiiufe, which
closed four weeks session At Baltimore, on
The l2fh Of November. the superiority of the
FLORENCE va: again confirmed BY the
Committee on Sewing Machines. Whip unari.
highest prize the Institute confers.
o. the 18th Of September, the great Fair
and Exhibition Of the American Institute was
opened st New York. Az usual, the display
of Sewing Machines Vas large. and the co n
petition strong; but after 4 six weeks trial,
the friends Of the FLORENCE had the salts.
factioa Of seeing their iavorite again triumph
ant, and for the second time hearing OF the
highest hcnors of the American Institute.
. Below ve give an extract from. the Report
81 the Committee on Sewing Machines, read
at the close of the Fair:
"The whole number of sewing machines on
.sxhibition 10 thirteen, of these twelve are en-
,tereS for competition. The article bearing
tes number 100 1.-THE Florence Sewing Ma
ehins) is decided to be the best on exhibition.
Is must also he stated incidentally, that this is
better than any of its class known to the judg.
e.. Its merits are: =.
Hnt-Good materials and thorough work.
nanship. :.
"Second-More absolute novelty than marks
che usual Improvements in Sewing Machines.
"Third-Tbe ingenious arrangement by q
positive motion for adjusting the thread dur
ing the massage of,the shuttle, and the gather
ing up Of il in the finish of the stitch.
!" Fourth-The reversible iced.
"Fifth-Ths variety Of work which can be
ave therefore decide that it receive the
SHard of first -class.
"WM. PRATT,
"IRA 8. CADY,
"L. J. KNOWLES.
This is to certify that the foregoing is Q
true extract from the report Of the Judges Of
Sewing Machines At the Annual Fair. 1867.
.ss.p "JOHN W. CHAMBERS,
ssftls "Secretary Board of Managers.
NEW YoRK, November llth, 1867"
III would seem as if this succession of tri-
unphs should be sufficient to convince every
unprejudiced person of the great superiority OF
tie FLORENCE over all Others as Family
Sewing Machine. Ifanything more is needed
20 confirm, the above, re might add that. in
1861, the Company only sold .ffy Machines,
whilst nos there are over forty thoussnd in use,
thus establishing the success Of the FLOR
ENCE be,oni all question.
Esery Moekne is Wsrranied
I, Circulars. Price Lists and samples Of work
furnished on .aPpli, alton.
ssa-- WILLIAM f. PLANT,
GENERAL WESTERN AGENT,
No. sos Chestnut Street,
ST. LOUIS, MO.