Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-13
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SEWING MACHINES.
Opposite the Post Office,
AUGUSTA, MAINE.


These Machines by their simplicity durability, and
the great range of work they execute
have gained reputation truly
enviable.
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 II sewing machine that would eclipse or
equal the Singer, but in every case they nave sig
naly 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 arc of
much assistance to the housewife and the industri-
seamstress. Parties purchasing sewing ma
chine of any sort, find the Improvement ON the old
fashioned WY of sewing by hand so great anu
pleasing, that they are naturally, but cI1oneousiy
led believe that they have the best, until the spell
is broken by the introduction ri The Singer Of 1870
into a neighbors family, which is sure, by the in
creased rapiiity and ease with which it does every
positive. although it may be silent acknowledge
ncut 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 10
without, or exchange, at a heavy pecuni airy sacr-
nee their curved needlc,i, frail-powered, unrelia
ble-tensioned low-spceded or ravel-stitched ma
chine for IA singer Ner Family Machine
Various eNpedientS are rcsoited to- that the pub
pose of Introducing inferior machines-viz, The
Button-Iole Dodge" The over-seaming" The
Doubled. not stitch. Elastic stitch" "Iwist
and Beautifully Ornamented,' straight Needle"
stitch e-on,boti sides Medals from Fairs
Feed" and last and worst of all, the loW-prced-
Family shuttle Machines"
Many of these points desirable, (and the
Singer eNcells all in each individual speciality but
the greatest made of these special points Is by
the retail agent who paradcs 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 gnorantlv 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 nnconsciously SWindle customers VINO cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gllded
fullios and worthless rattle-traps
PARTIES in quest OF Il Sewing Machine should look
about them and learn what machine Is most extern
sively used in families, tailor shops shoe factories
and carriage factories. II is an acknowledged feet
Ireety unlimited By all setrtng machine deafe'S. mt
more than ttGothrds Of all The clothing corH in tbs
country by both seres, cethe, custom nddc or ready
made. Is actually mdnhtdctRred nPon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE
These Machines are manufactured by one of the
Oldest strongest and most enterprieing Comphn
les that has ever been engaged in the business IN
the world. Throughout their immense ntahutae
tories, which are kept i'll constant operation day
and night" none bat highly skilled mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery is EN-
ployed turning out each part nished to that me
chanical exactness. that every one is perfect du
piicate of the other in size weight and finish. All
new inventions are carefully examined and tested
and If approved, are adopted, regardless OF eX-
pense. while the many impractical humbugs that
are patented, are leit to grace some new wonder
and learn the purchaser WhCn too late, that he has
paid too dear for his whistle" 1t should be re-
mcmbered that the singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made a poor Machine-from the
very first twenty-odd years ago They never buy
editorial notices, eXpend funds in 'log-rolling"
at Fairs to gaia medals or premiums.
They simply make their Machines rs valuable as
money and science can perfect thcm-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 manufacturing about
four hundrcd per day. and at that rate even, arc
unable to supply the demand.