Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1870-10-04
These Machines, by their simplicity, durability, ant
the great range of work they execute,
have gained reputation truly
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the great range of work they execute,
have gained 4 reputation truly
| The lannon's success Of the SINGER MANUFACTURE.
| ING COMPANY has stimulated many other compan-
les to Pit forth all their energies and talents to
produce sewing machine that would eclipse or
equal the Singer, but in every they have sig
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 10
the public, that have their good points, and are Of
much assistance TO the housewife and the ndustri-
GUS seamstress Parties purchasing sewing ma,
chine of any sort, lind the Improvement on the Ola
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 neighbours family, which is sure, by the in
creased rapidity and ease with which 1t does every
kind of plain or fancy sewing to awaken them to
positive. although il may be silent acknowledge
Inent of the painful truth that there very many
varieties of work that are easily executed upon the
Singer but that they must either be content to do
without, or exchange, ut a heavy pecuniary sacr-
fee, their curved-needled, fraipowered, unrelia
ble-tensoned, low speeded or ravel-sttched ma
chine for Singer Netc 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
Button-Hole Dodge" The Over-Seamng," "The
Double ock Knot Stitch, Elastic Stitch, "Twist
ed Loop" "SelfAd justing Tensions, Hing Finish
and Beautifully Ornamented," straight Needle
stitch like-on both. sides" Medals from FAIRS,
Feed" and last and worst of all, the low-prced-
Family Shuttle Machines"
Many of these points are desirable, cana the
Singer excels 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 entirely divert attention from the really
important bearings of the case. While other lnno-
cent local agents gnorantly 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 swndle customers who cannot
afford to squander their" substance upon glded
follies and worthless rattle-traps.
| Parties in quest of Sewing Machine should look
about them and learn what machine is most extern
svely used in families, tailor shops, shoe factories
and carriage factories. 1t is an acknowledged fact
Freely admitted by all seacng mdchine dealers, that
more than cothirds Of all the clothing rorn an his
country By both seres chether custom made ready
made Is actually manufactured upon THE SINGER
SEWING MACHINH
| These Machines are 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 ;a, operaion DAY
employed. Newly improved machinery is en-
ployed turning out each part finished to that me-
chancal exactness, that every one is perfect dt,
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 mas
''paid too dear for his whistle" 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, or eXpend funds in "log-rolng"
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 ind
out their virtues in their own way BY this straight
forward course they are now manufacturing ..Dout
four hundred per day, and at that rate, even, are
unable to supply the demand.