Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1869-09-23
TINE SINGER SEWING MACHINES.

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Sewing Machine has so rapidly won favor in
the household. The very large sales of that
popular machine, as shown by official returns,
far exceed those of any other company, and
this fact or result has been owing to its real
merits, hence its great and growing popu-
larity. 1t is simple in construction, easily
understood, easily operated, all its parts Gid
ing smoothly and noiselessiy along-not la
BILE to get out of order, has capacity for
great range and variety of work, sewing all
kinds of cloth and with all kinds Of thread
and with the numerous attachments for hem
ming, cording, tucking, quilting, trimming,
binding, braiding, &C.. and embroidering of
many ingenious, tasteful and difficult designs,
Is the most perfect of all family sewing mach
ines Any one who will take the trouble to
examine the merits of the different machines
claiming attention, can soon discover whether
we claim too much for ours. 1t would avail
us nothing to make the above assertions if we
were not ready to prove them, and all we ask
is trial, for observation alone can justly
convey clear impression of the many kinds
of work of which our NEW FAMILY MACHINE is
capable.
THE FOLDING CASES,
Which open with spacious tables to sustain
the work, aud which fold into tables or boxes
to protect the machines, when not in use, from
dust and meddlesome fingers, are made from
choice woods, embellished by pleasing designs,
thus making our new family machine not only
an ornamental piece of furniture, but in some
Of the more deliberately finished machines,
work of real art.
THE ATTACHMENTS.
OF our new family machine, above referred
to, are not only numerous, but highly useful
for the purposes for which they were intend
ed. They need onlya trial to show their
greet value. Among the most recent of the
attachments is the
EMBROIDERED.
Of the different attachments of our new family
machine which have secured the attention and
approval of our customers that for embroid-
ering, like the Hemmer, Is one of the few in
struments which will most please and satisfy
the observer of its real value. 1t is so simple
in structure, that any one who can sew on
our machine can use 1t, and without lnstruc-
tons. 1t may be attached to or detached
from the machine in an instant. Without a
lengthy description, and even then, 1t would
be difficult to describe the great varietyssof
work that this little instrument will do. The
reader must not suppose that what we speak
of is mere chain stitch operation, which is
sometimes humorously termed embroidery.
If desired, three colors of any kind Of thread
may be used at any one time, and the colors
or thread may be changed at the will of the
operator, by removing the spoels in use and
putting others in their stead thus as many
or as few colors may be used as the operator
wishes, in the embroidering Of any garment.
A great variety of results are produced by
the manner in which the tensions are regula
ted. Different results may be produced while
the machine is in motion by simply changing
the tensions. Results vary according to the
length of stitches. kinds, colors and tensions
of the threads, well as sizes Of the needles
used The embroidercr will use any kind Of
thread. The use of zephyr Worsted for GER
tain purposes gives very pleasing results. In
order to get a just idea of this valuable at
tachment it will be necessary to see it in
operation.
MANUFACTURING MACHINE. We would
ask attention TO our new Button-hole Ma
chine, which is the only practical Button-hole
Machine claiming public attention. Our
manufacturing machines for other purposes,
are too well known to need comment.
MACHINE TWIST.-We have recently en-
larged our Silk Mills in Newark, N j., and
furnished them with the latest and most i'm
proved machinery, which is being operated
by highly skilled labor. We know and feel
the Importance Of not only supplying the
users of our machines, but the trade gener-
ally with the best quality of machine ta0ist,
which we sell by measure rather than by
weight. The system of selling by weight has
given manufacturers the opportunity of SO
heavily weighing silk in the process of dye
ing as not only to greatly injure its quality,
but also convey a wrong impression about its
quantity. In this respect we mean to be above
suspicion. The manner in which the sizes of
silk are graduated is also matter of gre at
| Importance, but we use the greatest possible
care that the graduating shall be exceeding
| ly accurate In addition to manufacturing
| from the best quality of raw silk, the evenness
of thread and beauty Of finish of the manu-
featured article will not, we think, be soon
surpassed. Each spool of silk manufactured
by US, of any particular size or letter, irres
pective of weight, contains the number Of
yards printed thereon. Length strength,
size, quality and finish of the thread are to
| be looked to rather than weight. We are
now silk manufacturers on large scale, and
feel that large trade can only be retained
by us in furnishing superior article at a
fair price. If other brands of Twist be
offered at less price than ours, purchasers
may rest assured that tits inferior in quality,
deficient in quantity, or both.
We have, and shall keep in stock at our
| Central Office, and various agencies, Twist
of all sizes, and Of all the various colors and
shades of color in use, and which will be sold
at New York prices.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING co.
| No. 458 Broadway, New York