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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2472, 9 March 1882, Page 2

SINGER'S SEWING MACHINES. The singer manufacturing COMPANY beg to Intimate to th public of Canterbury that they have taken Business Premises In COLOMBO STREET SOUTH, Opposite Reece, Ironmonger, AS A DIRhCT AGENCY, To be worked in connection with the Branch Agency carried on by the Company’s Original Agents, MESSRS HOBBS & CO., Of High street. We at the same time desire to thank the public for their very liberal and unparalleled patronave during the last fifteen years. Our Machines have now been brought to the highest point of perfection, and will favourably compare with any others manufactured. The great superiority of the Singer Sowing Machine is proved by the fact that we sold last year over Half a Million Machines, which far exceeds the total sales of all other sewing machines manufactured in the world. Any of the Machines manufactured by the Company can be obtained on deferred payments of 2s 6d per week, or 10 jper cent, for cash, from THE SINGER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Colombo street ; or HOBBS & -CO . HIGH STBKBT. 1101 NOTICE OF REMOVAL. W. H A KKI 8 ’ IMPERIAL BOOT DEPOT. THE above BUSINESS is THI-I DAY (Saturday, January 21st) REMOVED to ANDERSON’S NEW BUILDINGS, Opposite the “ Press ” OfHoe, 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, 908 VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT-|-y O R R I C K Desires to intimate that be has Purchased a Consignment of SUMMER GOODS At a Price that will enable him to Sell at Considerably LOWER PRICES THAN EVER. Note the following:— Ladles’ Prunella Boots, sewn, 6s, 7s 6d, 9s, and Ida fid per pair Ladles’ Kid Elastic Sides, from 6s fid, 7s, to 10s Patent Leather Boots, at 4a fid, lOe to 13s Do, 5s fid Also an Immense quantity of Ladies’ Venetian Slippers at 2s fid per pair Other lines equally cheap The above consignment must be soli to make room for Incoming goods. H. CORRICK, VICTORIA BOOT DEPOT VICTORIA STREET, 82

THE NEW BAYIS Vertical Feed SEWING MACHINE PROVED Itself superior to all other Machines in the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following : COPY OF REPORT. Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1831. 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 Machines, viz., the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheim, and the Davis, and the results of our experiments are set forth In the tabulated 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 superior to any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the Machines be placed in the following order : FAMILY MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jcnes and Co., Wertheim. HAND MACHINES. Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co. (Signed) BOBARDT I „ QUARRY j Expats. STATEMENT OP EXPERTS AT THE MELBOURNE EXHIBITION. DAVIS. Threads broken ... 0 Needles broken ... ... 0 Stitching on Leather ... ... Good Long stitching through thick and thin Good Binding ... ... ... „ Good Ruffling Good Lace Frilling Good Number of parts composing machine 133 „ ~ bard steel ... 11 ~ ~ In motion ... 11 Speed 550 Speed in stitching 575 Height of arm ... ... ... 4in Gap or open apace under arm ... 9in Shuttle movement Radial Lift of needle Ijjfn Number of accessories ... ... 17 Result of Go-as-you-Please Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts : Sample of good work ... ... 22 Variation of upper tension ... 0 „ lower tension ... I.6th Don’t purchase a Sewing Machine nntll you have seen the DAVIS. Remember that the DAVIS was awarded the only First Prize at the Melbourne Exhibition for Hand and Treadle Sewing Machines ; also. First Prize at Sydnev Exhibition. The Second Prize was awarded to the improved Singer. Remember ! No matter in what part the colony, yon can obtain a Davis’ Sewing Machine on time payment of Five Shillings per week. H. 0. FISKS A CO., Corner Colombo street and Cathedral square, Agent?, f 8300