Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-09-23
THE PRESENT.

The machine Of the past was cumbersome, heavy
running, noisy, ungainly and inconvenient. One by
one these defects were attacked, some new machine
coming 10 the front having removed one defect and
another as having got rid OF some other until i has
become true that by the force Of competit almost
any Of the standard machines of to-day possess
greater ess degree Of merit, aud any Of them are
as far in advance OF the oldtime machines as can be
conceived.
Prominent among the companies Is the st. Johu
Sewing Machine Co, located at Springfield, o., city
with worldwide fame for the excellency OF its man
ufaetures. At their factories here they engaged
solely aud exclusively in the manufacture OF the
"ROYAL ST. JOHN" machine which does not base
its claims for superiority any one q the points OF
merit claimed by its rivals, but boldly lays claim to
every merorious point 10 be found in any other ma
chine and In addition II claims TO possess many unique
and valuable features entirely peculiar TO itself In IL
every possible demand and requirement OF the people
have been fully met. with large experience in the
manufacture Of sewing machines, ample capita, and
every desirable appliance for producing perfect work
its manufacturers have been able to embo6y in 1t the
following requisite features:
Ist, Perfection of Mechanical ISrinci-
pIes--Starting out on radical new departure from
the system VI cams and eogs by Whlch some OF the
existing machines transmit their motion, and the sys-
TEN Of loose and yielding joints used by the remain
der they adopted for the Royal St John system en-
rey free from all cams, eo8s or loose JOINTS convert
ing the rotary motion Of the main shaft into easy
oscillatug motion by means Of plain diagonal eceen-
trio and conveying the TO the shuttle aud feed
without the Intervention Of asinge loose or yielding
joint
ton the needle-bar, and the resultant dip rest
irregular motion, they introduced a plain, straight
| the needle-bar.
Next, they made use of iake.up which derives its
motion entirely independent Of the noedle-bar and
not actuated by spring, but positive In both direc-
tons and not drawing the thread until the shuttle has
passed through the loop.
NEXT they dispensed with the use Of a spring used
by all machines TO secure the back motion Of the feed
aud adopted a feed that raised, moved forward
aud brought back positively.
| I'd, Perfection Of Mechanical Con.
| structton.-To secure this, every portion Of the
machine, both iron and woodwork is made by the
mude he frila nm
of its president and his force Of skilled superinten-
dents. The most expensive and bestconstrueted ma
chiuery for specially producing each part Of the
chine il employed the very best material used and
all subj c,ed to the closest possible inspection As
natural result Of machine perfect both IN principle
and construction, there 10 secured 10 the Royal st.
John the following essential features:
| LjoHISEss AID EASE OF RuSSISG.-Haying no ir-
regular motons and being free from the joints found
In other machines and in addition possessing an I'M
equaled treadle motion, it stands pre-eminent as
| light and easy-running machine.
QUIETSEss-Ihis IL also secured by the regular re-
cproeating motion of every part Of the machine. In
all machines with irregular or derentia motion, any
Increase Of speed necessarily produces great increase
Of noise, which Is avoided in machine The Roy
al ST. John becomes quieter and easier running with
age aud use Instead Of wearing loose and rattin e.
must be the case with cams and loose 1oints, the
wear in our machine only tends to smooth the bear
| ngs and reduce the friction.
| DURABILIrT-Ths desirable feature follows 4
natural consequences from the construction descrb
ed. The less the friction Of machinery the less the
wear; the treer 1t is from irregular motions aud
shocks, the less the wear No other machine offers
| you the same freedom from wear as the Royal st.
Johp aud other does the wear which does occur
| affect the action Of the machine little.
| Asa judge Of machinery you will be able to decide
upon the business Of our claim that we offer you hat
other machines profess TO offer, and call your
attention TO some features that other machine can
claim and which make ours an entirely distinctive
machine aud therefore especially desirable. We refer
to this popularity, viz; In our machine Il natter
always in the direction without any differ
snce in stitch. In the middle OF a you may re-
verse the motion Of the machine frequently as you
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