Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-01-14

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|, A GLANCE AT IT'S HISTORY AND PROGRESS
The first machine Of this maine was pate nted IL
tie year 1871. by Theodore f. Neeu, whs died
within few years thereafter. but there have been
machines made ever sl4+ee bearing his name. II
was at one time Constructed with It's machinery
above the table. having vibrating needle arm
! suspended by pivuts, with curved needle, &c.
smimiar TO that of Wheeler andWllson and others
which we're subsequently, discarded and the Perpen'
dieuLar needle bar aud strdiJh needle substituted.
In the year 1865 the attention Of business men
and ca italists ia Hartford, Coma. was enlisted
and organization effected. The mandatory
was at this tin Nashua N. H., the prnci pal man.
agement in New York City, and the head-qparters
Of the corporation ut Winstead, Conn, All were
now concentrated in Hartford, and the necessary
capital and dissemination applied to insure sue
cess.
/ It had long been evident to those familiar with
the Sewing Machine business that the real wants
of the people had not as yet been met by any OF
the various machines in the market To ascertain
what might be the deficiencies, and then labor
faithfully to produce such machine as would sup
ply the qualities lacking in Others was the first
work to which the projectors OF the New Weed
| COMPANY applied themselves; and time, labor,
and capital freely used for this object having
satisfied themse lvesthat more simple DiechaHisn
and greater capacity adaptation to grades were
/ the results t, be aimed for in the new maehiHe, n
number of the most experienced aud competent
mechanics in thecountry were enlisted uuder the
chief supervision of Pr. Geo. A. Fl1held. The old
"Weedn was completely divested OF all ancient ano
cumbersome attachments and appliances, without
which it had been heretofore supposed Sewing
Machine could not properly he made; and after
I much tme spent in invention and experiment. the
new Of F.'' was produced and submitted for an
prova!.
usual parts tax On away, stripped almost entirely
or5ls ltlltry who spring, 'crnps,' st ranks"
"cams," "feeding wheels" cog" ''rushpads,"
.hObbin hooks" and other Sewing machine para
fphprnalia and such n simple artistic mechanism
executing faultlessy ever, imaginable variety Of
work, was event seemingly not expected, and
grating as 1t was novel; yet such appeared to
be the result. But before presenting the nema-
chimes to the public, il was submitted to course
Of trial more severe than ever Sewing Machine
had been called upon to undergoi thoroughly
tested in very con scivable way, for !scertaining
whetherany point necessary to t'complctenes' had
been overlooked, il received the highest encUmi-
INNS and warm commendatiOn Of all who witnessed
its wonderful performance.
It's inventor had claimed for IA general capacity
or executing work eff every description without
change cf adjustment, from the most delicate IA
brio to the heaviest goods hitherto uninterrupted By
any machine, and tits but simple Justice to say that
these claims were fully substan tated to the salts
faction Cf all examiners.
The few unimportaut changes which these expe-
Timents had shown to he necessary having been
made arran cement were Co upleted for producing
the new machines in such quantitesas il was eX-
pected tbs demand would require, and the "Fami.
ly FavOrtn' was placed in the marke ct as a cand-
date for popular favJr.
How fully these expectations have been realized
is to some extent shown by tho standing
ana BuSl0cek ~ tne hceu company To-day.
Their returns show a percentage of increase in
sales, year after another far in excess of any
81 uilnr concern 10 the country, and in years
business they have reached position among the
manufacturers Of goods in their line, to attain
which their principal competitors have labored
for twenty years.
Each year they have been compelled to add
largely to their facilities for producing. and the
present season Is no exception TO this rule the do
mand for their goods being greater than ever be-
fore
With the highest commercial and financial sue
cess guaranteed by past experience, and ieter- |
mined to maintain arcputatlon for honorable deal |
ing and reliable work mauship second TO none the |
company will spare no labor or expense to keep /
their machines in the Foremost position which they
now hold,
Honestly believing their "F F." te be the hest
machine in the world and supported by the un ami
nous favorable verdict Of its patrons, thew regard
the time as not far distant, when even their com.
potitors must acknoNlcd. re the truth and Justice
Of their claim-th1t they have produced he Ser-
in7 Machine for the People, and the first representa-
tive Of its class.