Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-13
These Machines, by their simplicity, durability and
the great range of work they execute,
have gained reputation truly

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 sewing machine that would eclipse or
equal the Singer, but in every case they have sig
nally tailed 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 many sewing machines, now offered to
the public, that have their good points, and are of
much assistance TO the housewife and the industri
ons seamstress Parties purchasing a 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 to believe that they have the BEST until the spell
is broken by the Introduction of the Singer Of 1870
into neighbor's family, which is sure, by the ill.,
creased rapdty and ease with which it does every
kind of plain or fancy sewing, to awaken them to
positive although it may be silent acknowledge
mcnt 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 sacri-
flee, their curyed-needed, hail- powered, unrelia-
ble-tensioned, low speeded or rayel-stitched ma
chine for Singer Ne'c Family Machine.
Various expedents resorted to, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer for the pur-
pose of introducing inferior machines-viz, I" The
Button Hole Dodge" 1.-The Over-Seaming /" "The
Doubled Lock Knot Stitch, Elastic Stitch s.Twist-
and Beautifully Ornamented,1 straight Needle
'Stitch Alikeon both-Sides, "Medals from Fairs"
Vertical Feed Bars )" ''Noiseless Runnng,p 'slent
Feed, and last and worst of all, the low-prced-
Family Shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, (and the
Singer excels all in each individual speciality but
the greatest use made 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 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 unconscously swindle customers who cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gilded
follies and worthless ratte-traps.
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about them and learn what machine is most extern
sively used in families, tailor shops shoe factories,
and carriage factories. 1t is acknowledged fact,
more than tcohirds of all the clothing acorn in this
country by both seres rhetber custom made ready
made is actually manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE
These Machines manufactured by one 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 hut highly skilled mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery is en-
ployed turning out each part finished to that me-
chancal eXactness, that every one Is perfect du-
plicate 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" 1t should be re-
membered that the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made a poor Machne--from the
very first twenty-odd years ago. They never buy
editorial notices, eXDend 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.