Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-11
These Machines, by their simplicity, durability and
the great range of work they execute,
have gained a reputation truly
enviabie

The famous success of the SINGER MANUFACTURE
ING COMPANY has stimulated many other compan-
les to put forth all their energies and talents to
produce a sewing machine that would eclipse or
equal the Singer, but in every case they have zig.
nally failed, as is plainly shown by the fact, that OF
all the travelling agents-"runners or drummers"
of other companies, none have the assurance to
claim more 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 seamstress. Parties purchasing 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 erroneousy
led to believe that they have the best, until the spell
is broken by the introduction of the Singer Of 1870
into neighbors family, which is sure, by the in
creased rapdty and ease with which it does every
kind of plain or fancy sewing, to awaken them to a
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 heavy pecuniary saeri-
flee, their curved.needled, nail-powered, unrelia-
ble-tensioned, low speeded ravel-stitched ma
chine for Singer Neao Family Machine
Various expedients are resorted to, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer for the pur
pose of introducing inferior machines-viZ, The
ButtonHole Dodge" 1.-The Over-Seaming," "The
Doube-Lock- Knots Stitch, Elastic Stitch, ,0"Twist
ed Loop" "Self-Adjusting Tensions, Hing Finish
and Beautifully Ornamented,n straight Needle"
both Sides" !" Medals from Fairs
'vertical Feed Bars, ""Noseless Running" "silent
Feed, " and last and worst of ALL the low-priced-
Family Shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, (and the
Singer excells MI in each individual speciality but
the greatest made of these special points, is by
the retail agent who parades them before the mex
perenced 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 ignorantly represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable of doing every varie-
ty of work, equal to the Singer, and often do they
thus unconsciously swindle customers who cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gilded
foles and worthless rattletraps.
Parties in quest of Sewing Machine should look
about them and learn what machine is most extern
sively used in tames tailor shops, shoe factories,
and carriage factories. 1t is acknowledged fact,
Freely admitted by all setr,ng machine dealers, that
than taco-thirds Of all the clothing ,corn in this
country By both seres mhefer custom made or ready
made. is actually manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE
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-
pcate of the other in SIZE weight and finish. All
new inventions 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 purchaser when too late that he has
paid too dear for his whistle.o 1t should be re-
membered that the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made poor Machine-from the
very first twenty-odd years ago. They never buy
editorial notices, expend funds in "log rolling
at Fairs to gain medals or premiums.
They simply make their Machines as valuable as
money and science can perfect them-place them
in their Sales Rooms, and leave the public to find
out 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
unable to supply the demand.
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