Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1869-08-31

Instructions girea on the Machine gratuit0Us-
~ bythe Agent, to all purchasers.
Parties desirous of purchasing the best Shuttle
Machine in market, will do well to notice what
disinterested parties, who are competent Judges
say in respect 70 the New American Combination
Machine.
Report of the Committee on Sewing Ma
chimes, at Mechanics Fair for Vest
Crn Massachusetts, held AT Spring.
field, February, j----l0, 1865.
The American Combination Sewing Machine,
manufactured by the American Combination
Sewing Machine Company, OF Philadelphia, Pa,
entered By O. s. Move SpriuIf cid, Mass.
This machine, although new 20 this section OF
the country, has been i'm use about two years
Your committee have Cvon it a most critical and
thorough examination, submitting il, as well as
other machines, % the most severe tests we could
dcvse and have come to the conclusion, that in
this machine we End the wants of the public full
ly ymet and iu our opinion the machine is all
that il claims 10 be, not only as a Sewing Ma
chine, but for other purposes FOR which it is in
tended. BY this machine button holes are work
ed, and that too, with great rapldlty, The slow
and tedious process Of working button holes by
hand, at one time thought 10 be operation
too difficult to be accomplished by mechanism,
is by this machine performed with an accuracy
and nCatness truly surprising Still, this COM
binatOn is quite simple, consisting Of no more
parts than an ordinary Shuttle Machine. There
Is nothing new in the manner OF conveying mo-
tiuu TO the shuttle, which is 10y the ordinary
cam: but the shuttle carrier and The shuttle and
hobbn, are entirely new. The motion given 10
the shuttle is from q cam, which drives au oscil-
latiug arm Tor carrier m which the shuttle lies,
where IL is held securely, performing its func-
tiOus with great accuracy, and moving only lust
the length of the shuttle. lt will be readily seen
that the noise and friction Of the ordinary shut
tie race is here avoided. The shuttle is differ
entity constructed from the common one in other
machines and seems 20 combine many good
points not found in any other shuttle. The bob
bin, instead OF being placed in the shuttle length
wise, is short bObhiu, something the shape OF
common spool, and Is laid IN the shuttle quite
the reverse and is held there by small steel
spring. The tension is made very uniform by
passing the thread from the bObbn through a
hole in a small staple OF post, which is turned at
pleasure IL is much easier threaded than any
other shuttle and in our opinion is Cn connec-
tiOu with the carrier very ingenious piece Of
mechanism, To change it TO button hole or
Ovcrscamuc machine is very simple. This OPP
Grafton consists IN shipping another arm INTO a
small cam, fastened TO the centre of the shaft,
thereby bringing in play an under needle which
IS at the extremity Of said arm. The cam that
moves the shuttle carrier (by turning thumb
screw can be moved, when the carrier will drop
out Of place. where it is fastened. Now on the
needle arm above remove one small pin, and the
machine is ready for use.
This seems TO your committee to be one of the
great inventions of the age. It seems 10 be made
more for durability than beauty. But as sewing
machines were not intended for parlor ornaments
we cannot see in this any great objection.
The cam that gives motion TO the needle bar,
also the one that moves the under needle (instead
Of a set screw are fastened by pin which goes
through the shaft, and can be taken out at pleas
ure. This is certainly Improvement on the
set screw, as the cams can never get out of place
The parts are nicely adjusted. The machine
runs very easy, and makes but little noise. The
Needle unlike other needless has two eyes tht
lower one is used while being operated as a sew
ing machine; the upper one after it is changed
TO a button hole machine. The Oyerseamin4
stitch (Which is beautifully we should think il
family sewing would be very desirable, and ex
ceedingly useful. But, aside from this and tht
working of button holes it seems capable of do
ing all kinds of sewing that are done by othe
machines, and that equally as well.