Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-08-15


The famous success of the SINGER MANUFACTt r.
ING COMPANY has stimulated many other com
panies put forth all their energies and talents to
produce sewing machine that would eclipse or
equal the Singer, but in every they have sig
naly failed plainly shown by the fact. that of
all the travelling agcnts-'runners drummersr
of other companies. none have the assurance 10
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 ndustri.
ous seainstress 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 rally, but enormously,
led 10 believe that they have the best until the spell
is broken by the introduction of the Singer Of 1870
into a neighbor's family, which Is sure, by the in'
creased rapidity and ease with which it does every
kind of plain or fancy sewing to awaken them to
positive. although it may be silent acknowledge.
varieties of work that easily executed upon the
Singer, but that they must either be content to do
without, or exchange, at heavy recuniary sacri-
bletensioned, Iow-speeded ravel-sttched ma
chine for Singer Ne~ Family MACHINE:
Various eNpedents are resorted to- that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer for the plr
pose of introducing inferior machnes-viz, The
Bo"pIe ,t loci "SEiastic sttch sTwi.t
ed Loop" Self Adjusting Tensions" High Finish
and Beautifully Ornrmented," .strueht Needle
vertical Feed Bars" "Noiseless Running" Isl
lent Feed" and last and worst of all the low-prced
| l-"Famy Shuttle Machines"
Many of these points desirable, (and the
Singer exceis 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 case. While other inno-
cent local agents gnorantly represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable of doing every vare-
ty work, equal to the Singer, and often do they
| thus unconsciousy swndle customers VINO cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gded
| fOlles and worthless rattle-traps.
Parties in quest Of Sewing Machine should look
about them and learn what machine is most extern
sively used in families, tailor shops, shoe factories,
and carriage factories. is an acknowledged fact,
more than cothids Of all the clothing in this
country by both seres wtether custom made or ready
made Is actuaty manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINE.
These Machines are manufactured by of the
oldest, strongest, and most enterprisng Compan-
les that has ever been engaged in the business in
the world. Throughout then immense manufac-
tories which kept in constant operation day
and night" none but highly killed mechanics are
employed. Newly improved machinery is en-
ployed turning ont each part finished to that me
chanieal eXactness that every one Is peiieet gu,
plicate of the other in size, weight and finish All
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 poor Machine-irom the
! very first twenty-odd years ago. They never buy
editorial notices, or eXpend funds in og-rong'
/ at Fairs to gain medals or premiums
| They simply make their Machines as valuable as
! money and Science can perfect thcm-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.
WHAT Is THE NEW FAMILY SINGER OF 1870?
1t is the concentrated result OF twenty years ex
perience in building Sewing Machines.
II uses very short straight needles
IL makes the shuttle or Lock-ctitch alike upsn
both sides of the work
Ii is very light running and has silent feed
1t is very easily kept clean, and is always in
1t is less difficult to understand and learn to
operate than any other.
II has the most simple and easily adjusted ten
| sion ever invented. .-...H
1t is less liable to rust than any other.
1t is constructed that dust cannot enter it or
1t works equally well upon the finest Lace or
| heaviest Beaver Cloths.
| 1t will hem rufllings of dress goods over seams
without any preparation.
| 1t is very high-speeded and requires very little
power to keep i'll motion.
1t will outwear any other Family Machine ever
made.
| broder, Bind, Trim, sc.
| 1t costs $50 delivered at your house set to run
| ming and warranted.
Covers, Folding Tops, Cabinets, according TO nm
| ish, S65 to $3.50.
the alanuactory, but knowing that the various cir
cumstances OF all will not admit OF the rigid e. o.
| d. principle, it has been decided to divide the
amount INTO month"; Y or IN some cases weekly pay
ments, in such "a manner as VIII best sult the con-
| ycnence of the purchaser.
| This is done purely for the accommodation of the
| patron, as no extra charge is made from the regu-
lar cash prices.
No charge for instructions in operating the Sing
er's upon any class of work.
| Remember the Place-Opposite the Post Office
at the Fancy Goods and Picture Frame Store of 5.
r. PLUMMER, Water street Augusta.
n B.-Superior quality of Twist, Threads, Nee
dies, Oil and all sorts of Sewing Machine Findings
| for sale Mt Manufacturers prices.
| g-Please call and examine.
OPPOSITE THE POST OFFICE,
| Augusta Maine. D.SW 2meoti-iune l5