Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1879-10-14
THE WHEELER & WILSON.

are inclined 10 think that the company
is realizing as good results as 1t did in
the days of high and inflated prices. The
machine has been so greatly improved
that it at once commends itself to all;
and the reduced price places it within the
reach of all, so the sales have greatly
increased.
Mr.. w. II. Jones of Norway, who has
taken up permanent residence IN that
village, and who makes his whole bust
ness the introduction and sale of this
machine, has furnished to us copy OF
certificate from our Commissioner at
the Paris Exposition of 1878, which
shows that this machine was awarded the
only grand prize given to Sewing Ma
chimes by the committee at that great
exhibition. The certificate reads as fol-
lows:
EXPOSITION USvERsELLE INTERSArIoNALT,
de- ISIS.
(CoMMfssARIAT GENERAL,
ETATs USIs D'AMERiQUE.i
CHAMP.DE-MARs. PARIS,
sth Nov, ls5s. \
have examined the Official list OF awards M
the Universal Exposition, as published by the
French Authorities and find that only one
Grand Prize was awarded for Sewing Machines
that was given 10 the Wheeler y Wilson Com
pRny OF New FORK.
Tie Grand cold Medal and Diploma were
delivered To me at the Pnlais de llndustric.
October y, and by me at once given 20 the rep
rescniativc OF that Company AT the Exposition.
,signodD H. {. MCCORMICK,
Com. General.
Whatever may be said by awarding
committees of the general merits of ma
chimes, for ultimate mechanical or scien-
tifc authority, we all look to the Scion
tifc american. In supplement of that
paper, the following appeared as an edito
rial. 1t shows how universally the ma
chine has been the object of wonder on
account Of its great power, and the yari-
ETY. of It's work, and the ease with which
1t may be operated:
Some Of the tests % which this machine
wa, subjected by the judges will be inter
esting rs serving 10 illustrate its capacity
and many strong points; some Of them,
indeed. are not less than wonderful. one
Of the tests was. 10 stitch book muslin
stitches per mirutc. To test the ease with
which it runs, two thickneSses Of muslin
were stitched together with No. 60 cotton
az a speed of 600 stitches per minute, with
the same cotton used As a driving belt. ON
patent cnamclcd leather, and without injury
20 the surface. lines of stitching were
made, containing over 100 perfect stitches to
the inch. Bags of both India rubber aud
kid were stitched perfectly water tight %
the seams. y tests Of the heavy material
which may bc sewed boy il: I'm one case
eighteen thiCbue-ScS OF "buttcruut' duck |
were Scwcd together. and in another, six
layers of Tin, alternating with seven thick
ucs,eS OF hroadciOth, were all stitched
together without any previous puncturinS
of the tin. 70 test the variation In thick |
ness OF the work which is permissible with !
out change in the adjustment Of either ten
sion. seams were made passing success
lively from one 10 three and four thick |
ucSscS of leather, thence 10 muslin and 10 |
the thinuest tissue paper. Calf skin aud |
India rubber were scwcd together, and the |
tcat> Of making seams with copper wire |
instead of thread, and using = purpo>cy |
kuottcd under thread were successfully |
performed: and the machine was finally |
run 10 a speed OF over 1000 stitches per |
minute. Ina rcciprocating shuttle machm, |
this would neccSsitatc 1000 single eNcur- |
,ionS OF the shuttle per minute, or t6 - 100 |
a second Of time.
The Portland Sunday SIM has the
following article, setting forth the good |
points of the machine, and noting several |
awards which have been given IL, at fair,
and cNposItions:
The sewing machine receiving the high
est honorS at the latest exhibition OF the
world, progress, In mechanical and other
useful invention, held M Paris last >Um-
m,r was the wcli-kuown Wheeler s. Wilson
make. and although the Importance OF The
verdict was materially less. twas the same |
story over again nj our State Fair the 9th |
dAy. and the Wheeler ( Wilson Co. add |
still further laurclS 70 their crown Of vic
tory. Nor can we wonder NJ il when Wc
come to observe the dclicacy and decided |
beauty of these machines. aud 10 any one |
that is contemplating investing i'm one N
these useful little inventions, we submit |
the following facts, that were aScertaiued |
with the utmost care by a Sun reporter
In the first place it has been the uuaui-
nous decision OF scores of different Judges
pctent, that the Wheeler Il Wilson is un-
queStionably the best That they are more
rapid in cxcrcuting work, and at the same
time eNercute the same with unsurpassed
precision, while the injury from friction Of
the different parts is much less. owing To
the superior mechanical skill displayed in
their manufacture and adjustments. The
ease of operation, too, on Wheeler &
Wilson machine proves somewhat remark
able. One would naturally suppose that
sewing machine, capable OF accomplishing
the amount and variety OF work that this
does would naturally require some cXpcn-
diture Of force in order 10 run il at high
rate of speed, but We were assured that 10
could be run and made TO perform its Gus
tOmary work with the same regularity and
beauty of stitch 10y mere child, scarcely
large enough TO sit up to it, as by an adult
and owing TO the facility of management
and perfection of construction, il is heart
lily commended TO any one who can't quite
get the hang of many machines that are
in the market and more or less i'm use.
In proof of what we assert VIC beg leave
TO submit the following report Of the juds-
eS at the American Institute Fair at New
York in 1876:
The sewing machines OF the No. type, man
ufacturcd by the Wheeler n Wilson Company,
are, In our opinion, OF the highest order of eN-
cclence, rs has been shown by tests made by
the judges, corroborated by the reports OF the
several boards OF judges for the last four years,
and by original certificates Of salts factory OPP
Grafton from parties using the machine for
long periods of time. We commend this type
of machine for the excellence of the workman
ship AMI materials, FOR superiority in the adup-
tatiOn and design of the mechanical details,
for uneXampled range OF work. and superior
ity, and unsurpassed excellence in each branch