EABONABLE GOODS, EX LURLINE, JUST ARRIVED, And will be Opened in a few days. JAMBS MIlTs, TAILOR, Pratt's Buildings, Colombo street. WASTED KNOWN. DESIROU3 OP DRIVING ANOTHER JSTAIL IN MY COFFIN. THE PRESENT TENURE OF LEASE JBXPIRING IN A FEW MONTHS Necessitates an Early Clearance. To insure same I have come to the determination to Sell the Present Stock AT GREATLY EEDTJCED KATES. NO REASONABLE OFFER WILL BE REFUSED. Those deßirous of adding to previous obligations will kindly avail themselves of this opportunity, which may tend greatly to their advantage. Special clinchers from country friends will have grateful acknowledgments. James Wood, Sen., FOE WOOD BROTHERS, Saddlers. High street, February 6th, 1832. 1066 NOTICE OF REMOVAL.: RRI S , IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. iHE above BUSINESS Is THI* DAY . (Saturday, January 21st) REMOVED » ANDERSON'S NEW BUILDINGS, Opposite the " Press " Office, and Is opened with an immense variety of Boots and Shoes of all descriptions at reduced prices. IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT, Anderson's Buildings, Cashel street W. SELLING OFF. SELLING OF?. CLEARING BALE OP SUMMER GOODS. — I3B VERRALL wishes to draw atten- . tion that she will commence her ANNUAL CLEARING SALE OF MILLINERY, DRAPERY. AND FANCY GOODB ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4th. See window for prices. : A Fancy Goods Window—Every article One Shilling, and a present besides. Note the Address. MISS VE B RIA LL, DRESSMAKER AND MILLINER, STAY AND CORSET MANUFAOTORER, Colombo street (nearly opposite Cookham House). 595 TEE NEW DAVIS Vertical Feed SEWING MACHINE PROVEB Itself superior to all other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following : COPY OF REPORT. Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1881. To J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., Superintendent of Juries and Awards. Sir, —According to your instructions we have made a practical test and thorough examination of the following Sewing Maohinei, viz., the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co,, Wertheim, and the Davis, and the results of our experiments are set forth in the tabula* ted statement attached. We find that the Wertheim and Jones all of the Singer type and similar in construction, and should be classed in the same order. The Wheeler and Wilson differs In construction, but the results of our experiments are similar to the former named. As regards the DAVIS, we cannot but agree with the jury that it is very tuperior to any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the FAMILY MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jcnes and Co., Wertheim. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilaon. Jones and Co. (Signed) BOBARDT \ v . QUARRY j Ex P««a. STATEMENT OE EXPERTS AT THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. DAVIS.
Threads broken ." ... ... 0 Needles broken ... ... 0 Stitohing on Leather Good Long stitching through thiok and thin !Oood Binding ... Good Ruffling U. „ Good Lace Frilling Good Number of parts composing machine 133 ii .» hard steel ... 11 ~ ~ in motion' ... \\ Speed... _ 550 Speed in stitching ... ... ~, 575 Height of arm ... 41 Q Gap or open space under arm ... gin Shuttle movement ... ... ... Radial Lift of needle ... ... ... ljjin Number of accessories .„ ... 17 Besult of Go-asyou-Please Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts : Sample of good work ... . Variation of upper tension *~ 0 H lower tension ..." l-6th Don't purchase a Sewing Maohine until you have seen the DAVIS. Kemember that the DAVIS was awarded the only First Prize at the Melbourne Exhibition for Hand and Treadle Sewing Machines; also, First Prize at Sydney Exhibition. The Second Prize waß awarded to the improved Singer. Machine on time payment of Five Shillings H. O. FISKE & CO., Corner Colombo atreetand Cathedral square, Agents. 8800
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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2465, 1 March 1882, Page 2
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597Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2465, 1 March 1882, Page 2
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