Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-08-20

The famous success of the SINGER MANUFACTURE
ING COMFA>i has stimulated many other compan-
les to put forth all their energies and talents to
producea sewing machine that would eclipse or
cqu the Singer but i'll every case they have sig
hay iaie'i, az Is plainly shown by The fact that Of
ali the travelling Aschts-' runners or drummer
OF other companies. meme nave the as siIrance to
lain more han AN equality With the Singer, even
upon any special class OF nolk.
There arc many sewing N tchnes, now offered 70
the public, that have their good points and arc OF
much sslsance to the houseW lie and the industii
Gus seam ucse. IiGties purchasing a sewing ma
chine of any eUlt, ind the Improvement on the old
fashioned way of sewing by hand 30 gre.t and
pleasing, that they are naturally, but enormously
led to OceVe that they have the Det, unit The sptu
is broken by the Introduction OF the Singer Of 1870
into neighUOl'e family, which Is suIe, by The in
creased rapidly aud ease " tn Which II doee every
kind of plain OF fancy sewing, to awaken them ~
positive. although it may be silent acknowledge
ineut OF the painful truth that there very many
varieties OF work that tsiIy executed upon the
Singer, but that they must either be confetti to do
without or exchange, at Il heavy pecunary sacri
fcc. their curved needleu, fral pow ereti, nnrela
be-teneoned. loW-speeotd OF, raw i-sthcheu ma
chine for u Singer NeW Foanay Machine;
Various experiments are res'1ted To, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer for the pur
pose OF introducing interior machihts-Siz, The
ButtVn'liole nods. The 0vei-eeammE" The
ed Loop s>eli- Adjusting Tens "Hng Finish
and beautifully ornamente,i,' straight Needle"
"etitc- ik.-on both sides" Medals from Fare"
Vertical Feed Bars 'Noisclese Runnny7 silent
Feed" and la,t and worst ct all, the low -pnced-
Family ehut Machines
Many ct these points are desirable. land the
Singer eNcto all in each individual speciality but
the greatest use made OF these special points Is by
the retail agent ho Darades them before the ineA-
perien, ed purchaser with such iucat and earnest
tFie Ia entirely divert attention from the really
important bearing, OF the case. W Ic other mno-
cent local agents lSnorthtiy represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable Ot dong every yarie
" Of work, elui to the Singer and often do they
thus uncOusclously sWindlc customers v hu cannot
afford To squander their substance upon gilded
iollie- and worthless rattle-traps.
.'aitts in quest of Il sewing Machine should look
4 - 4 H.
sively used in families, tailor shops shoe factories
and carriage factories. II Is 0H acknowledged fact
freely Rd9titted By all se,rang machine defrS, that
than tc-thudS 0f at the clothing rOrR IN this
country by both seres Whether custom made ready
mdfe Is dcfddHV manufactured upon The SINGER
SEWING MACui>E-
These Machines arc manufactured by one OF the
Oldest, strongest, and most enterprlSing Compan-
les that has ever been engaged in the business in
the world. Throughout tDcr immense nianutac-
tories, which Kept IN constant operation day
and night none but giily skilled mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery is en-
ployed turning out each part finished IL that me-
chanical ,XaCtues~ that every one Is perfect du
llicxte OF the other in size, weight and nlsh. All
new inventions are carefully examined ami tested,
and if approved, are adopted, regardless of eN-
pense, while the many Impractical humbugs that
are patented, are LETT to grace some new wonder
and learn the purchaser when too late, that he has
paid too dear for his whistle" II should be re-
mt mbered that the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made IA poor Machine-irom the
very hst tWenty-Odd years ago. They never buy
ed oria notices, eXpend funds i'll log Yollins"
at Fairs to gaia medals or premiums.
They SIMPLY make their Machines as valuable as
money and science can perfect thom-plaee them
in their Sales Rooms, ami leave the public to lind
ont their virtues i'll their own way by this straight
forward course they are now manufacturing about
four hundred per day, aud at that rate, even
unable to supply the demand.