Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-03-11

! A GLANCE AT ITS HISTORY AND PROGRESS o.
The first machine of this name was pate ntea, IA
I the wear 1851, by Theodore 4. Weed, VINO uleu
within few wears thereafter, but there nave oeen
machines made ever since ioHring ms haihe. ~
was at one time constructed with ies mhsiiheIy
/ above the table. having vibrating needle arm
snsronded nv Diyuts with curved needle, &e.'
s,mi,niIar 10 that OF WheelerandW and others,
which we're subsequently discarded ana thePtfPeH-
dic,iaT asefle bar ind straight needle substituted.
In the wear 1865 the attention Of business men
and canitalists ia Hartford, Conn. was enlisted
and reorganization effected. The manuiaetary
was at this time Nashua, N. H., the principal man
agement in New York City, and tho headquarters
of the corporation at Winstead, Conn, All were
now concentrated in Hartford ana the necessary
capital and determination applied TO insure sue
ia had long been evident to those familiar with
the Sewing Machine business that the real wants
of the people had not rs yet been met by any OF
the various machines in the market. Toascertaih
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
Company applied themselves and time, lahOr,
and capital freely used for this object. having
satisfied themselves that u more simple mechanism
and reaffr capacity adaptation to Ofa grades were
the results t. be aimed for in the new maehtne,
number Of the most experienced and competent
mechanics in the country were enlisted uuder the
chief superyisiOn of Mr. Geo. A. Fairfield. The old
"Weedn was completely Invested Of oil ancient ana
cumbersome attachments andapp1ances, without
which it had been heretofore supposed a Sewing
Machine could not properlybe made; and after
much time spent in invention and experiment the
new 'F. F." was produced and submitted for aD-
prova!. ,,tt..,
usual parts TAX en- away, stripped almost entirely
ofJhl primary 'wire sprins, 'clfmps,' franks"
''eams" feeding Wheels" Cog" ''rushpads,"
'hobbin hooksn and other Sewing machine para
uhernalia, and such simple artistic mechanism
executing faultlessly every Imaginable variety of
work, wasan event seemingly net expected, and
as grating as it was novel; yet such appeared to
be the result. But before presenting the nema-
chimes to the public, ii was submitted to course
of trial more severe than ever Sewing Machine
had been called upon- TO undergo thoroughly
tested in very con sevable way, for 1scertaining
whetheTany point necessary TO tscOmpleteness had
been overlooked, it received the highest eno0mI-
INNS and warm communication OF q ii who witnessed
its wonderful performance.
Its inventor had claimed fOrit general capacity
or executing work Of every description without
change Of adjustment, from the most dell icate IA
brio totho 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 of all examiners
Tho few unimportant changes which these expe-
rmcnts had shown to be necessary having been
made, arrangement were Co npleted for producing
the new machines in such quantitiesas il was
pected the demand would require, and the "Fami.
| Y FavOrita' was placed IN the market as candi-
date for popular favJr.
How fully these expectations have been realized
is TO some extent shown by tho standing
ana business OF Ine Nttu company bO-udN.
Their returns show percentage of increase in
sales one year after another, far in excess of any
81 uiar in the country; and In seven years.
business they have reached position among the
Of goods in their limo, 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 de
nand for their goods being greater than ever he
fore
With the highest commercial and financial sue
,ess guaranteed by past experience and deter
mined to maintain arcputati0n for honorable deal
ng and reliable workmanship second to none the
company will spare no labor or expense to keep
heir machinesi in the foremost position which they
low hold.
Honestly hcli9virg their "F. f." tie be the best
Machine In the world, and supported by the unani-
nous favorable verdict Of Its patrons they regard
he time not far distant when even their com.
1ettoTs must ack nov ledge the truth and Justice |
If their claim-that they have produced the Ser-
aJ Machinsto for the Peop!s, aud the first representa-
i've of It's class.