Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-08-09
IMPORTANT FACTS !
For the Public.
NEW EASTERN DEPOT
FOR THE WORLD RENOWNED
8 Il m g il r
SEWING MACHINES.
Opposite the Post Office,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.

enNEDle.
The famous success of the SINGER MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY has stimulated many other com
panies put forth all their energies and talents to
produce Il sewing machine that would eclipse or
egi ,g as Is p Ia shown by the fact that Of
all the travelling aSents-"ruhners or orummefs
of other companies. none have the assurance 10
claim than an equality with the singer, even
upon any special class OF work.
There are many sewing machines, now offered to
the public. that have their good points. and are OF
much assistance to the housewife and the industri
Gus seaustress Parties purchasing u sewing ma
chine of any sort, find the Improvement on the old
fashioned way of sewing by hand so great and
pleasing that they are naturally, but enormously,
led believe that they have the best until the spell
is broken by the Introduction of the Singer Of 1870
into neighbours family, which Is sure by the in
creased rapdty and ease with which ii 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 arc easily executed upon the
Singer but that they must either be content to do
without, exchange, at heavy pecuniaIy sacri-
fee, their curvedneedled, frailpowered unrelfa-
be-ten- stoned, lows eeded ravcl-stitched
chine for IL Singer New Family Machine,
Various eNpedents are resented to, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer Tor the pur-
Button Hole Dodge 1.-THE Ovcr-Seamng," 1.-The
Doubled ock-kno stitch Elastic stitch Twist.
ed Loop" self adjusting Tensions, y" High Finish
and Beautifully Ornrmcnted," "etrught Needle
observation-disclosures Sides" Medals from Fairs
Vertical Feed Bars" ''Noiseless Running" Isl.
lent Feed" and last and worst of all the low-priced
Family shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, land the
Singer eXcells all in each Individual speciality but
the greatest made of these special points is by
the retail agent who parapes them before the mex
perieneed purchaser with such fluent and earnest
style, as to entirely divert attention from the really
important bearings of the ease. While other inno-
cent local agents ignorantly represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable Of doing every vare
tv of work. equal to the Singer, and often do they
thus unconsclouely Swindle customers who cannot
AFFORD to sanandsr their substance Upon gii,ied
follies ard worthless ratte-raps.
Parties IN 4hest OF sewing Machine snouln LOOK
about them and learn what machine Is most extern
sively used in families tailor shops, shoetacories,
and carriage factories. 1t is an acknowledged JIct,
more than tno-thirds Of all the ctothiag in this
country By both seres, etAer custom made or reddy
made, Is actually manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE.
These Machines are manufactured by one OF the
Oldest, strongest, and most enterprising Compan-
les that has ever been engaged III the business IN
the world Throughout their immense maDutac-
tories, which are kept in constant operate day
and night" none but highly skilled mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery Ii EN-
ployed turning out each part finished To that me-
chanical eNactness that every one Is perfect du-
plicate of the other in size weight and nnlsh. All
inventions are carefully examined and tested,
and if approved, are adopted, regardless of eX-
pense, while the many impractical humbugs that
are patented, are LEFT to grace some new wonder
and learn the purchaserwhen too late, that he has
''pad too dear for his whistle" It should be re-
membered that the Singer Misunderstanding Com
pany has never made a poor Machine--irom the
very first tweDty-odd years ago. They never buy
editorial notices, expend funds In "log-rolling'
at Fairs to gain medals or premiums, 8
They simply make their Machines as valuable as
money and science can perfect thcIn-place them
In their Sales Rooms and leave the public to find
ont their virtues in their own way by this straight
forward course they are now manufacturing about
four hundred per day, and at that rate, even, are
le q demand.