Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-07-21

These Machines, by their simplicity, durability,
and the great range of work they execute,
have gained reputation truly
enyiable.
The famous success OF the SINGER MANUFACTURE.
ING COMPANY has stimulated many other com.
pancs to put forth all their energies and talents to
produce u sewing machine that would eclipse or
naly tailed, as is plainly shown by the fact, that of
al the travelling agents-"r'lnners or drummers"
of other companies. none have the assurance to
claim more than equality with the Singer even
upon amy special class OF work
There arc many sewing machines, now offered to
the public, that have their good points and are of
much assistance to the housewife and the ndustr
Gus seamStress. Parties purchasing a sewing ma
chine of any SORT find the Improvement the old
fashioned way of sewing by hand so great and
pleasing. that they are naturally, but enormously,
led TO believe that they have the best until the spell
is broken by the introduction of the Singer Of 1870
into a neighbours family, which is sure by the ill.,
creased rapitiity and with which it does every
kind of plain or fancy sewing, to awaken them to
positive, although it may be silent acknowledge.
ment of the painful truth that there are very many
varieties of work that are easily executed upon the
Singer. but that they must either be content to do
without, or exchange. at "A heavy pecuniary sacri-
lce, their curved.needled, frail-powered, unrelia
ble-tensioned, low-speeded or ravcl->titched MAJ
chine for Singer Ne,c Family Machine.
Various eNpedients are reSorted tn, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the singer tor the pur-
pose of Introducing inferior machnes--viZ, The
Button-Iiole Dodge" The over-Seaming." The
Double LockKnot- stitch Elastic Stitch, ""Twiet
ed Loop" self Adjusting Tensions" High Finish
and Beautifully Ornrmentcd,' "Strught Nee'te,"
stitch Alike-on both Sides" Medals from Fairs"
E,E
lent Feed" and last and worst of all the ow-prced
-'Famiy shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, (and the
Singer cxcells all in each individual speciality but
the greatest use nude OF these special points is by
the retail agent who parades them before the mex
perienced purchaser with such fluent and earnest
style, to entirely divert attention from the really
important bearings of the case. While other inno-
cent local agents ignorantlv represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable Of doing every varie-
" of work, equai 10 the Singer, and often do they
thus nnconsciously swindle customers who cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gilded
foes and worthless rattle traps.
Parties in quest of Sewing Machine should look
about them and learn what machine is most extern
sivey used in families, tailor shops, shoe factories,
and carriage factories. is an acknowledged fact,
Freely unlimited by ill setc1ng machine dealers, that
country by both seres ,rheter custom made ready
MADE, is actually Manmfactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE.
These Machines are manufactured by Of the
Oldest, strongest, and most enterprising Compan-
les that has ever been engaged in the business in
the world. Throughout their immense manufac-
tories, which are kept in constant operation day
and night" none but highly skilled mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery is en-
ployed turning out each part finished to that me-
chanical eNactness that every one is perfect du-
new inventions carefully examined and tested,
and if approved, are adopted, regardless of cx-
pense, while the many impractical humbugs that
patented, are left to grace some new wonder
and learn the purchaser when too late, that he has
"paid too dear for his whistle" 1t should be
membered that the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made a poor Machine-trom the
very first twenty odd years ago. They never buy
editorial notices, or eXpend funds in "log-rollng"
at Fairs to gain medals or premiums.
They simply make their Machines as valuable as
money and science perfect them-place them
in their Sales Rooms, and leave the public 10 find
out their virtues in their own way BY this straight
forward course they are now manufacturing about
four hundred per Gay, and at that rate, even, are
unable to supply the demand