The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-05
.rttE NATIONS PRIDE"
. Wonderful Invention Of Beauty D"'"
biIity and Speed.

A Wonderful Invention VI
biIity and Speed.
If there Is one thing more thah ano''iei
.hat onneals TO every member Of household
osnociailv the ladies. it is a light-runnins'
1.'.ot1o sawino machine. Those who use
this wonderful instrument cannot out ieSi
grateful To the inyentOrOt II when they tHliN
II the many thousands of poor women VINO
eked their life out as they toHeu oyer 'N9'i
work with the slow needle and thread
There are many women now who are using
an old stvle and unsatisfactory machine, ana
will never know what the tide OF Improvement
has done for them unless they examine the
matchless Standard Sewing Machine on eAhi-
bition at 403 east Broad street
This is indeed. q wOnderlul machihe' anu
is perfect in every detail The southern
manager of this company Is MIR. >. Is. Lucy
who is thoroughly experienced ~ his business,
having had long experience. lie represents
virginia North and South Carolina ana III the
rear of his Office here Is spacious warehouse
where hundreds of these machines are storeu,
and he is continually receiving additions 20 the
stock. and is rapidly delivering lhem ~ INC
numerous customers. -,
This Office of the Standard Sewing Machine
COMPANY has been IN Richmond ABOUT I'VE
wears. and they have made and SOLD III thaI
time about 600 machines. 1hey nave AT
Constable Brothers factory machines running
hours per day. These machines have been III
use four years. and during that time not one
cent has been expended tor repairs. 49,
The "Standardn was invented by W. A.
Mack. who was the inventor OF the hrst hlsn-
arm machine about twenty-seyen years ago
and was the hrst ID put IN case haIoeneu
bearing, In machines. H..
TbeSfandarl rotary shuttle sewing machine.
as il is called. i, worthy Of the attention 81
every lady. and should ut lenst be examined.
They present the following figures, which
speak for themselves.
WONDERFUL FIGURES.
The rotary shuttle is the greatest laoor-
saving invention OF the age. Let Us deulou-
strate
You can do 50 per cent. more work IN any
given time than on the old style machines.
The number of stitches ordinary made by
AN old STYLE shuttle Is 400 minute ne
STANDARD" will do coo IN the same time Win
less effort.
This saves;
2oO stitches in one minute.
- 900 hour.
19O O00 day of ten hours.
81 80 l0' 000 year.
Bv this saving you Get the following results
at fifteen stitches to the inch.
y yards gained in one hour.
292 day.
69,26l or 800 miles gained in one year
PRACTICAL RESULTS.
Ladies who do their own sewing cannot
afford t0 waste the time shown by the IoTe-
going figures by hanging on to old style
shuttle machines.
Ladies who earn their living by sewing
cannot afford To lose the benefits OF the time
gained on the Standard"
See the financial side of the question.
Stitching is worth one cent per yard
2.2 wards gained i'm one day of 10 hours at
one cent gives extra cash earned SOD.
1872 yards gained IN one week gives extra
cash earned 1872
o.325 yards gained IN one month. extra earn
ines enough 10 pay fora STANDARD % S33.z8-
50 .26l Yards gained 10 one year gives extra
cash earned -t92H.
500 "a saved in one year on the Standard"
A Gain of 300 per cent. in one year on the
cost of a Standard Where can you invest
and make as muchy