The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1874-12-25
WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW no. 6
SEWING MACHINE.

WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW NO. 6 /
SEWING MACHINE.
American In.st,rute, New YorIk-Judgs's.
report, Sow. IA, 1877 ~r
To tie Board Of AsI5ageTs g 49, = =
GENTLEMEN After q full and impartial ex-
animation Of the articles described, the under /
signed Judges make the following
REPoRT-6 ABsTRAcT)
That Sewing-naaehine No. 436 EANheel- |
er & Wilson's New Ne. 81 was claimed
to be so great an Improvement, both /
upon the well-known family machine
made by the same company, and upon
all other sewing-machines, as entitled it
to recognition as a new and valuable in
vention. Under these circumstances, an
extremely thorough and minute exam
nation became both desirable and neces-
sary, not only Of its novelty, but of the
skill and workmanship manifestedin the
fitting and adjustment of all its parts.
We have risen from such examination
with an ample conviction that the claim,
in all its essential features, is well
founded. 4eA - alatt-
At the commencement of our examin-
alton, we were provided with several
complete sets of all the working parts as
they came from the mandatory, and
we're at liberty to make our own selec-
eAOA 4OE bL6 CONSTRUCTION u u COmD1Gbb
machine incur presence. We thus had,
to large degree, a demonstration Of the
nicely of the manufacture. Every part
was formed to fit every other part with
exact precision. So accurately, for in
stance, did the several rotating hooks
MT IN the same bearing, that while enter
ing 1t, each one OF thenas without such
contact as required force, manifestfy
compressed the air within in reaching
+ its proper seat.
THE judges ehumera5e and describe
some of the points of novelty and excel
lence of the machine. Among others :
The simple and efficient device. for
producing variable motion for the rOta-
Theihdepsndent talze-up lever, which
secures the Tightening of the stitch IN
der the best possible oircnmstances
The speeHliaE form of the hook and
the use of a bobbin holding a great
quantity Of the under thread;
The simple deTiee for pf9duG5ng and
varying the tension Of the lower thread:
The hollow steel peedlesbar.; s.. 3
The 4AeEiUy of applying and using
many useful attachments the, henmer,
binder, corder, rufIer, &c.
HaVIug completed the coDstrUctiouoi
our trial machine, IN the way indicated
and subElttedst to every variety of test as
to thefange OF work that could be exeeu-
ted upon it properly and we'll, and with
out other adaptation than simple changes
of needle and thread. The mere LIST o.
operations performed IN our presence
without the slightest hesitation or fail
ure, and without the discoverable LOST
Of so much as single stitch. would con
vey an inadequate idea of the complete
success achieved. -Ha
Beginning with needle aaeasuz5nE
but 17-1000 inch in diameter, and opera
ting with the finest thread upon lace
goods, the same machine passed through
all the stages Of muslin and broadciotl
of all conceivable thicknesses and fold
ings and ridgipgs, and then with WaxeC
thread stitching through portions o
heavy harness leather. ,gI1Esa 5soE
After this demonstration of its rangt
of work, we entered upon the nicer test
required for family and Zig ht manufac
turing machine Ia this department ",
Witnessed all the varieties of work OF
hemming, telling, and braiding, and ais
degree OF success in single and double
ruff1ing which we believe unparalleled
The varied kinds OF work on a lady
boot were then performed, and each o
these With. the same marked success
Indeed, whatever the test, and Whateve
the work presented, the same unfailinj
perfection was exhibited, not only In th
work as piece, but in the execution 0
each indiYidual stitch. With much pa
tient examination, we were Unable t.
discover a single defect.
%9t IL Gkk TsTH = EEg *erErrE* ~ +
The minuteness of this report is sim
pie reflection of the care with which W
have endeavored to examine these claims
We find the chief advantage of this ma
chiae to be IN the use OF a modified forI
OF the rotating hook as q substitute TO
the shuttle, the hook carrying the uppe
thread around the bObbiu containing th
lower thread, and thus producing ident
cally the same effect as the shuttle. TIL
superiority Of this rotary notionover tn
reciprocating motion of the shuttle ms
chimes cannot beFdisputed. The loci
stiteha which is thus secured has alzvay
ranked highest on account OF the permi
hence, beauty, and general desirabl enes
of the stitching when done, and the wild
range OF its application. ARP agg
To these conceded advantages theI
have been added, in our presence, til
severest and most searching tests of il
capacity and usefulness upon every o.
dinarily possible kind of work, and "
can do no less than bear witness to th
entire and remarkable success, which hi
aEEeuu6a- lb6 HobtOn IN every part OF OIL
examination. 1t is a machine 9Uhjcj
or the proof sltbgaitteCl, q0e are Statistic
must eventually su2OerSede all 0thel
gloaO baoagn-a0itjt eghiclt 1t comes i1t con
petition. saE
As the only conclusion to which \
can arrive after an investigation of q
several merits OF each OF the sewing
machines submitted, an investigate
which >SFe have eudeavoTed to make p
tiensly and completely In. every respec
and associating these with our best jud
ment upon the merits of the sever
machines which are IN use bat not {
exhibition FelsLH
re recoDelaesld for the W,beeler
wilson -,NeW No. 8 SeIOi7g D1Gebd1
The highest dlpGrd 2Qhich 1t is liz u
ooaOer OF the Institute to 6eStolO.
ss JOHN a. BASSBFT,
MOSES S. BEACH,
H w. STEELE, Judge
JOHN MATTHEW'S,
REUBEN BULL,
The Board of Managers unanimous
approved the report, and recommends
for this machine The Gold Medal Of u
Institute.
The Board of Direction unanimous
approved this recommendation, an
awarded the cold zEo90t TO Wheeler
Wilson, the only gold medal awarde
for a sewing ilaehine by the America
Institute for many wears 80 a-