The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-01-04
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ing
REPoET-(ARsTRCT);
That Sewing.machine No. 43G Wheel
or & Wilson's New No. o. WIS claimed
to be 30 great an Improvement, both
upon the well.known flmily machine
made by the same company, and upon
all other sewing-machines, Us entitled it
! 10 recognition us new and valuable in-
yention. Under these circumstances, nm
extremely thorough and minute examina-
ton became both desirable md necessary,
not only of its novelty hut 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 CHIN,
in all its essential features, is we'll
founded.
At the commencement OF or examinR-
ton, We were provided with several com.
plGte sets Of nll the working parts ~ they
came from the mandatory, and were Mt
liberty to make our own selection for the
construction of complete machine in
our presence. We thus had, to u larga
degree, o demonstration Of the nicely OF
the manufacture. Every part was formed
to fit every other part with exact pre-
cision. Soaccurately, for instance, did the
several rotating hooks lit III the same
bearing, that while entering it, each one
OF them, without such contact Ms re-
quired force, manifestly compressed the
air within in reaching its proper seat.
1.-THE Judges enumerate and describe
some OF the points Of novelty and excel
lence OF the machine. Among others:
The simple md efficient device for pro-
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 q bobbin holding a great quantity
of the under thread;
The simple device for producing and
varying the tension Of the lower thread I;
The hollow steel nesdie-bar
The facility Of applying and using
many useful attachments-the hemmer,
binder, cOrder, rtlfflor, &c.
Having completed tho construction OF
our trial machine, in the why indicated,
il was mounted upon n convenient stand,
md submitted to every variety Of test MS
to the rango Of work TINT could be cxecu-
ted upon Il properly and well, and with
out other adaptation tllan simple changes
Of needle and thread. The mere list Of
operations performed in our presence
without the slightest hesitation or failure,
and without the discovernble loss Of 80
much US single stitch, wonld convey MI
inadequate idea Of the complete success
achieved.
Beginning with needle measuring
hut $4,000 inch in diameter, aud opera
ting with the finest thread upon lace
goods, the same machine passed through
all the stages OF muslin, and broadclOtll
Of all conceivable thichnGsses md fold.
ings and ridgings, md 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 a family and light manufnc-
turing machine. In this department we
witnessed all the varieties Of work on
liemming, telling, and brliding, and also
u degree Of success in single md double
rutlling which We believe unparalleled.
The varied kinds Of work ON lady's
boot were then performed, aud each Of
these with the sane marked success. In
deed, whatever the test, and whatever
tho work presented, the same unfailing
perfection was exhibited, not only in the
work US piece, but in the execution Of
each individual stitch. With much pa-
ticnt examination, We were unable to dis
cover single defect. re-.
The minuteness Of this report is sim.
pie reflection Of the care with which we
have endeayored to examine these claims.
We find the chief advantage Of this ma
chine to be in the use Of n modified form
Of tho rotating hook ns substitute for
the shuttle, the hook carrying the upper
thread around the bobbin containing the
lower thread, and thus producing inden-
tically the same effect rs the shuttle. The
superiority Of this rotary motion over the
reciprocating motion Of the shuttle ma-
chimes cannot DO disputed. The clock
stitch" which is thus secured has always
ranked highest oil account of the perna-
nence, beauty, and general desirableness
Of the stitching when done, and the wide
range Of its application.
10 these conceded advantages there
have been added, in our presence, the
severest and most searching tests OF its
capacity and usefulness upon every
ordinarily possible kind Of work, and
We can do no less than bear witness to
the entire aud remarkable success which
Inns attended its action in every part Of
our examination. Itisamdchne tChich,
by The proof submitted, tro arc salts
fed must eventually suI1crse0ic all Others
nOtp knotrn irih which II comes IN com
petition.
As the only conclusion to which we
can arrive after an investigation Of the
several merits Of each Of the sewing
machines submitted, an investigation
which we have endeavored to mike pr
tiently and completely in every respect,
and associating these with our best
| judgment upon the merits Of the several
machines which arc in use but not on ex-
hibition:
Nc recommend for tho Wheeler G
Wilson NetD No. Q ,SeiVing-plachine,
The highest a,rdrd Which Il "a In The
potrcr Of tho Institute 10 beStoW.
JONI A. BAssETT,
Moses s. BEACH,
H. W. STEELE, Judges
JoHS MATTHEWS,
REUBEN Bull,
The Board of Managers unanimously
approved the report, and recommended
for this machine Tie Cold Medal Of the
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