Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-12-31
WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW NO. 6
SEWING.MACHINE.
American Institute, New fork---
Judges Report, Nov. IA, 1874.

REPORT ABSTRACT
That Sewing machine No. 436 wheeler
& Wilson's New No. 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 sew
ngmachines, as entitled 1t to recognl-
ton as new and valuable invention.
Under these circumstances an extremely
thorough and minute examination be-
came both desirable and necessary, not
only of its novelty but Of the skill and
workmanship manifested in the fitting
and adjustment of all its parts We
have risen from such examination with
an ample conviction that the claim, in
all its e sential features, is well founded.
At the commencement of our examina-
ton we were provided with several com
plete sets Of all the working parts as they
came from the mandatory, and were at
liberty TO make our own selection for the
construction of a complete machine IN
our presence. We thus had, TO large de
gree, demonstration of the nicely OF the
manufacture. Every part was formed to
tit every other part with exact precision.
SO accurately, for instance, did the sew
eral rotating hooks fl in the same bear
ing that, while entering it, each one of
them, without such contact as required
force, manifestly compressed the air
within in reaching It's proper seat.
The judges enumerate and describe
some of the points Of novelty and excel.
lence of the machine Among others:
The simple and efficient device forpro-
ducing variable motion for the rotating
hook;
The independent take-up lever, which
secures the tightening of the stitch I'M
der the best possible circumstances;
The peculiar form of the hook and the
use of a bobbin holding great quantity
of the under thread;
The simple device for producing and
varying the tension of the lower thread;
The hollow steel needle-bar;
The facility Of applying and using
many useful attaChments-the hemmer,
binder, corder, rutfler, &c.
Having completed the construction of
our trial machine, in the way indicated,
1t was mounted upon a convenient stand.
and submitted to every variety of test as
to the range of work that could be eXeCut-
ed upon il properly and well and with
out other adaptation than simple changes
of needle and thread. The mere list of
operations performed in our presence
without the slightest hesitation or failure,
and without the disCOverable loss of so
much as Il single stitch, would convey an
inadequate idea of the complete success
achieved
Beginning with a needle measuring but
$4,000 inch in diameter, and operating
with the finest thread upon lace goods,
the same machine passed through all the
stages Of muslin and broadcl0th of all
conceivable thiCknesscs and fOldings
and ridgings, and then with waXed
thread stitching through portions of
heavy harness leather.
After this demonstration of its range
of work we entered upon the nicer tests
required for family and light manufac
turing machine In this department we
witnessed all the varieties of work on
hemmiug telling and braidiDg, and also
degree of success in single and double
rutiling which we believe unparalleled.
The varied kinds of work on a lady's
boot were then performed, and each of
these with the same marked success In
deed, whatever the test, and whatever
the work presented, the same uutaiing
perfection was exhibited, not only in the
work as piece, but in the execution of
each individual stitch. With much pa
fluut examination We were unable 10 dis