Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-03
THE NEW
HIGH ARM DAVIS
VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE.
SEE WHAT THE
DAVIS VERTICAL FEED
WILL DO WITHOUT FASTING.

1t will sew over uneven surfaces as well as
plain.
will sew over seams in any garment with
out making long or short stitches, breaking
the thread or puckering the lining of the
goods at the seam; requiring no assistance from
the operator except to run the machine and
guide the work. This cannot be done with
any other machine.
1t will sew a curved piece on a straight one,
or two curved edges together.
HEMMING.
1t will make auide and ndrrow hens and hem
all kinds Of goods such as soft merino, or
goods difficult to hem on other machines.
1t is the only practical machine for hem
ming bias alpacas, poplins, muslins and other
similar goods without basting and it is the on
ly machine in the world that will turn IL wide
hem across the end of a sheet without fulling
the under or upper side of the hem.
1t will turn a hem and stitch on trimming
at one operation turn q hem and sew in a
fold ut one operation; turn q hem, sew braid
on the right side and stitch on trimming at
one operation.
FEELING.
1t will do FEELING, bias or straight, on any
cotton or WOODEN goods I; fell across seams ON
any goods bind dress goods with the same or
other material, either scallops, points, squares
or straight.
1t is the only machine that will bind hats,
ClOakS or other articles, with bias satin or silk
from one-lIa.f to three inches in width, with
out basting, put on dress braid and sew i'll
facing at one operation, with or without
showing the stitches.
FRENCH FOLDS.
1t will make French Folds also sew them
on at tie same time; fold bias trimming and
sew it on at one operation; make miiliners
folds with different colors and pieces of goods
and sew them on at the same time with one
operation.
1t will turn the edge of bias band, sew on
either one or two pipings, and stitch them on
the dress at the same time.
II will sew Il bias band on dress and run
in either one or two ppings without showing
the stitches.
CORDING.
1t will cover Cord and sew it in between
edges at one operation; cover the cords for
seams of waists cushions or furniture covers,
and sew the seams at the same time sew i'll a
sleeve, covering a cord and stitching it into
the seam at the same time; sew the cord OIL
the edge OF military coats, jackets, DC.
GATHERING.
1t will Gather without sewing on; gather
and sew on at the same time; gather between
two pieces and sew on at the same time; gath
er between two bands, showing the stitches
on the right side, at one operation; make and
sew rut1le on any part of dress skirt ana
sew on a bias fold for heading at one opera.
ton, showing the stitches on the right side
gather and sew on a band with piping between,
rut1e and band, at one operation; sew Il ban,.
and rutflle on dress skirt. stitching i'll piping
at the head of band, at one operation; via
make and sew rutfile in an enclosed ban,.
half an inch or more wide, edge stitching botl.
upper and lower band, at one operation. Y.
othtr Machine riU do it.
PLATING.
1t will make Plated Trimming, either seal.
Hoped or straight make plated trimming and
sew on at the same time; make plated trim
ming, either scalloped or straight, and sew on
band, edge-stitching the band, at one opera
ton; it will make plated trimming either
scalioped or straight, and sew piping on at the
same time; it viii make Kmiye Plating. II
will Shi,r any kind of goods.
| 1t will, with one operation for each variety
without basting execute twenty practical Va
rieties of rutillng, twelve more than can b.
produced on any other machine with the sam,
number OF operations.
| twill make IL more elastic stitch than any
! other machine
| 1t is the only machine that will sew velvet
or plush without drawing or puckering.
1t does not change length of stitch on scroll
| work
| 1t sews from lace to leather without chang.
ing stitch or tension.
Tor tucking, cording, braiding, quilting
embroidering, shoe-titting, dress making, tair
oring family use or general manufacturing
it has no equal.
I'M AN, Agent,