The tribune. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-01-13
WHEELER & WILSON'S NEW NO.
@ SEWING MACHINE.

American Institute. New York-Judses' Re
port, Nov. IL, 1874.
To The Board of Managers:
GESTLEMEN-After a full and impartial ex-
animation of the articles described, the under
signed judges make the following
REPoRr-(ABsrRAcr):
That Sewing machine No. 1876 wheel
er Il Wilson's New No. g. was claimed
to be 80 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 n new and valuable in
vention. Under these circumstances, an
extremely thorough and minute examina-
tion became 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 essential features, is well
founded.
AT the commencement of our ex-
animation, we were provided with several
complete sets of all the working parts as
they came from the manufactory, and
were at liberty to make our own selection
for the construction of n complete ma
chime Ia our presence. We thus had, to
large degree, demonstration of the
nlcety OF the manufacture. Every part was
formed to fit every other part with exact
precision. So accurately, for instance,
did the several rotating hooks fit in the
same bearing, that while entering it,
each one of them, without such contact
as required force, manifestly compressed
the alr within In reaching its 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 for pro-
ducing variable motion for the rotating
hook;
The independent take-up lever, which
secures the Tightening of the stitch un-
der the best possible circumstances;
The peculiar form of the hook and the
use of bobbin holding a 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, ruffler, &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 execu
to'i upon it 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 single stitch, would convey an
inadequate idea of the complete success
achieved.
Beginning with q needle. measuring
but 17-lOOO inch in diameter, and opera
ting with the finest thread upon lace
goods, the same machine passed through
all the stages of muslin, and broadcloth
of all conceivable thicknesses and fold
lngs 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 oil the varieties of work ON
hemming, telling, and braiding, and also
II degree of success i'll single and double
ruftiing 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 unfailinp
perfection was exhibited, not only i'm the
work rs piece, but in the execution of
each individual stitch. With much pa
tient examination, we were unable to
discover single defect.
The minuteness of this report is sim
pie reflection of the care with which we
have endeavoredt to examine these claims.
We find the chief advantage of this ma
chime to be IN the use of modified form
OF the rotating hook as q substitute for
the shuttle, the hook carrying the upper
thread around the bobbin containing the
lower thread, and thus producing identi-
cally the same effect as the shuttle. The
superiority Of this rotary motion over the
reciprocating motion of the shuttle ma
chimes cannot be disputed. The clock
stitch which ls thus secured has ALWAYS
ranked highest on account of the perma-
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
seyerest 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 eutire and remarkable success which
has attended its action in every part of
our examination. 1t is a machine yhich.
6y the proof submitted, We are salts
Jted must eventually supersedc all Others
not0 knoun With ,phich 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
naachinas aIlhIaaittad :..L: -