Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1878-04-09
A SUCCESSFUL INVENTION.

A new and novel invention for wringing
clothes is now being introduced through this
Stale, which we consider will supercede all
others. We have tested it in our own family
and know whereof we speak. The inventor
and manufacturer, Mr.. F. F. Adams, is now
giving the citizens of Staunton practical
demonstration of this new article, by putting
them into use in the best families here, and
proposes to have them thoroughly tested. The
nrin OF f. f. Adams & Co., Erie, Pennsylvania,
Is large manufacturing concern, making very
many useful household articles viz : Clothes
Wrlnsers, Washing Machines, Step and Exten-
sion Ladders, Clothes Horses, Hat and Coat
Racks, &c, &c.
1hey haYe made and sold over one hundred
and fifty thousand Washing Machines. They
make speciality in Clothes Wringers and
washers, and have large trade through the
Northern States, and also an extensive foreign
trade. All heir goods warran ted first class.
The firm is responsible and reliable. Our hard
ware men here know them by reputation, as
they advertise largely i'll the Iron Age, which
demonstrates that they know how to do. bust
ness and to bring their goods into general use
The following notice of the mandatory is
taken from the Philadelphia Press of March
| lith lone of the most enterprising of Erie
man ufaetures is the washing machine factory
of f. f. Adams q Co. Its first contract only a
few years ago, was with responsible Phila-
delpha house to supply it with sixty thousand
machines in two years. 1t has made and sold
one hundred and fifty thousand of these little
household articles since it's establishment Mr..
Adams, the senior proprietor, is a marvel of
energy and pluck, and through his indefatiga-
| BILE efforts a demand has been created from all
over the United States to South Africa"
Clothes winners have becorne a neceSSitu in
every family. No one will dispute the fact that
| the poorest Wringer in the market to-day is
better than the old twisting hand wringng
process. The question then for the purchaser
to consider is which of the many kinds, all
things considered, is the BEST.
| Progress has clearly demonstrated that the
reward of success is given only to the Machines
that embody to the greatest extent simplicity,
durability and convenience.
| We fully believe that after a full and careful
examination and comparison, the COMPLETE
WRINGER will be found to possess more good
qualities than any other Clothes Wringer Of
fered to the public at this time, and the price at
which it is sold brings it within the reach of
every family.
| Nearly all other Wringers have cog wheels
springs, and thumb screws; all that have
cog wheels have stops to prevent the rolls from
separating so far apart that the cog wheels will
not tonch each other No cog wheel Wringer
will allow the rolls to separate more than one
half inch, even if the thumb screws are taken
entirely out.
| These springs have SO little capacity that they
Will not wiring small articles sufficiently dry
without turning down the thumb screws, then
if heavy piece comes next and it is put
through without the screws being loosened,
which will be done, and there is an undue
strain on the rollers which soon produces
punches or twists the rubber from the shaft.
More rolls fail in cog-wheel Wringers
than in any other, because their stops and
thumbs screws set the rolls to given point, at
which the pressure becomes dead, and the user
will attempt to put through large articles or
punches that there is not room for then the
strain comes directly the rubber, the cog
wheels turn the shaft, and the rubber also, if
it sticks tight enough to the shaft.
There will be public exhibition OF the
Washer and Wringer in the Courthouse yard
this morning at 10 O'Clock, WHARF large family
Washing will be done ready for the line. All
interested are invited to represent and see the
working OF these machines.