Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-04-01

A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY AND PROGRESS.
fhe irst machine OF this name was pitdntcd IA
the year i1,I. by TteO' Gre 4. Weed, whs died
within n few years thereafter, ut there nave oeen
machines mauo ever slnev "carin- ms same. IL
was at one time constructed with rs machinery
above the table. havlnn u vibrating needle arm
/ suspended Dy pivuts. with curved needle, &e..
simimi ~ 10 that Of Wheeler ran anduthers.
which we're subsequently DISCARDED and The YerPeH-
dicutlr HFeHe bar dHi strdiJht Heedte substituted.
In the year 1855 the attention Of business men
and ca itaiists Ia Hartford, Coma. was enlisted,
and a reorganization effected. The nnlufIct .ry
wasa at this time Nashua, N. H., the principal man
a-ement in New York City, and the held-Iuarters
Of the corporation at Ninstead, Conn, All were
now concentrated In Hartford, and the necessary
capital and determination applied to insure sue
Cess.
It had long been evident to those familiar with
the SEWN Machine business that the real wants
of the people hal not as yet been met By any of
the various machines in the market. To lscertain
what might ne the dcicien sizes. and then Ia lor
faithfully IT, produce such "A a machine a. would sup
plJ the qualities lacking ia Others, was the .rst
york to which the projectors of the New Weed
COMPANY applied themselves: and time, In .Or,
and capital were freely used for this object. having
satisfied themsol YES that a more Siapie mnchqHism
aud JredtG c4paciig or adaptation to of m Fsieq were
the results { he aimed for In the new machi c. Il
number Of the most experienced and competent
mechanics IA the country were enlisted uuder the
chiefsupervision Of iIr. Geo. A. Fairfield. The old
Weed was completely Invested If all ancient no
80 Nli'
which it had been heretofore supposed a SEWN.
Machtuocnuld not properly he made; and after
much time spent in invention and experiment the
new OF, f." was produced aud submitted for ao-
prOvG!.
To sec a perfect Sewing Ml,hino with ha,f the
usual parts tax en- away, stripped almost ~vutirUIy
. cams" feeding wheels" "cUE," 'rushplds,"
10 ,pin hohks' and other Sewing machine para
oh 'rnalia, and such u simple artistic mechanism
executing Elultlcssly ever, Imagiuaulu variety of
work. was an event seemingly not expected. and
rs griffin rs it was novel; yet such appeared T.,
he the result. But before presenting the neina-
chimes to the pu HE. it was su Inittod to = course
'f trial more severe than over sewing Machine
been called upon to undergo; Thoroughly
tested in very con- .elville way, for tscertlinin-
point accessory t. it scOmpIrtencs. had
been 'vsrloo';ot, II received the hi hest encu nj
mus aud warm 9 mmGndatUn of all who Witnessed
IT. wonderful performances.
it, ,%nVento, had claimed for tn general elnac'ty
eNecutlng WORK 81 ovurE description without
.hauge Of adjustment, from the most delicate ia.
t1th5l ftvii5t tJud|hithsrtl uuattrtnpted IL,
machine, and tits but stnp'o Justice b. say thai
action + all examiners.
The fuw uninpurtRut changes which these expr.
lments had shown tn he necessary having ncen
made. lrran cement were Co upleted for pruduc;nn
he new machincs in such quantities as il was ry-
lected the demand would require, Dnd the '.Fnui.
Y Favrrlt"' was placed IN the market as a cnndi-
fer popular fay r..
How fully these expectations have been realized
: to s,mo extent shown by tho s|tnnlin"
nd business 81 the Weed Company to-day.
ihelr returns show Il perc 'nta sc Of increase in
ales, one year after another far in exc 80 Of any
/ ntlnr concern In tie country. aud Ia seven veafs'
business they have reached II p sition anon > thu
1anuiac; urcrS ot goods in their limo, to attain
their principal competitors have laJured
n twenty years
Each wear they have been c,m5olIed to add
araclN to their facilities for produ in@ and the
rescnt SO ,snn Is no exc ,ptinn to this rule, the de
iand Tor their goods being creator than ever be-
,rr
with tho highest Gbmmrrcial and financial suc-
nSS guaranteed by past aXp Nrieuce, and ,etrr-
llned 10 maintain arep1tat'nn for hOnOrahlc dpal-
~ and reliable workmanship second to none. the
'npanr will spare no labor or expense t. keen
leir machines in the foremost position which they
ow hold,
Honestly believing their "F. F." te he the hest
the word, and support0l by the unani-
L US flyora' lie v'rdict of It's patrons, thov reward
10 t''no Ms not far distant. whom even their com.
ct tors mu tac5 lov led re the truth and iusticc
their G'ain-'hlt they hive produced ne sem.
Htrtiao FIR NJ PeopP, and the first representa-
We If its class.