Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-09-20
These Machines, by their simplicity, durability, and
the great range of work they execute,
have gained reputation truly


have gained reputation truly
enyiablC.
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 slg-
nally failed, as is plainly shown by the fact, that of
all the travelling agents-"runners or drnmmers"
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 seanstress. Parties purchasing sewing ma,
chine of any sort find the Improvement on the old
fashioned way of sewing by hand great and
pleasing. that they are naturally, but enormously,
led to believe thar 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 in
creased rapdity and ease with which it does every
kind OF plain or fancy sewing, to awaken them to
positive. although il may be silent acknowledge
mcnt of the painful truth that there very many
varieties of work that easily executed upon The
Singer, but that they must either be content to do
without or exchange, at a heavy pccuniary sacri-
fee, their curved needed, ralpowered unrelia-
bletensioned, low-speeded ravel-stiiched ma.
chine for Singer Ae,c Family Machine.
Various eXpedients are escorted to, that the pub
lie eye may be turned from the Singer for the pur
pose OF introducing inferior machincs-viz. The
Button Hole Dodge" The ver-seaming,' The
Observation-Disclosures" Elastic Stitch, "'Twst-
ed Loop" self Adjus;ing Tensions" Hing Finish
and Beautifully Ornamente. straight Needle
stitch tike-0n both Sides Medals from Fairs"
vertical Feed Bars )" ''Noiseless Running" ''Sent
Feed and last andworst of all, the low-priced-
''Famlly shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, (and the
Singer eXces all in each individual speciality but
the greatest made of these special points, is by
the retail agent who parades them before the mex
perienced purchaser with such fluent and earnest
style as 10 entirely divert attention from the really
important bearings of the While other nno-
cen: ioc;i agents gnoTantiy represent that the ma
chine sold by them is capable OF doing every varie-
ty of work, equal to the Singer, and oiten do they
thus unconscionsly Swindle customers who cannot
afford to squander their substance upon gilded
follies aid 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. 1t is acknowledged fdcf
,reety admitted By all setrsng mdchfRe dealers, that
than tcothTdS Of all the clothing ,corn in this
made, Is actually manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHiNE
These Machines are manufactured by of the
Oldest strongest and most enterprising tompan-
les that has ever been engaged in the business in
the world. Throughout their immense nianufac-
tories, which kept in constant opera ion day
and night" none but highly skilled mechanics are
employed Newly improved machinery is EN-
ployed turning out each part finished TO that me-
chanical eNactness, that every one is perfect du
plcate of tue other in SIZE, weight an, finish. All
new inventions are carefully examined and tested,
and if approved are adopted regardless of cX
pense, while the many impractical humbugs that
are patented are len to grace some new wonder
and learn the purchaser when too late, that he mas
paid too dear for his whistle" 1t should be re-
membered that the Singer Manufacturing Com
pany has never made poor Machlne-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 thcm-place them
in their Sales Rooms, and leave the public to find
out their virtues in their way. BY this straight
forwar, course they are now manufacturing about
four hundred per day, and at that rate, even, are
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