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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2558, 20 June 1882, Page 2

fOT QUITE SO DECISIVE AS IT WAS, liU£ A LITTLE MORE OVER. WHELMING. ITTSTE CHALLENGE the representative YY of the Singer Sewing Machine Comlauy, or any of the jarora on Sewing ilaobinea at the Exhibition who voted for he report coming from that body to controrerb the following statement of facta, dessra Meddinga, Cnnnlngton, Dale, and Ilrk, we call upon you to defend your eport. H. C. FIBKE & CO. Christchurch International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS. To H. C. Fiskk & Co. DEAR SIB, —In accordance with yonr j request, we have examined the New ] Davia and the New Singer Sewing Machines, for the purpose of comparing them. In our comparison wo have taken into con* sideration—1. Tho mechanical principle involved 2. The quality of the material u*od 3. The degree of workmanship exhibited 4, The facility for doing a good and varied o ass of work. After taking both machines asunder, carefully examining every piece, and fully testing their capabilities, we have no hesitation in saying that wo consider the Davis far the superior machioe of the two. Our reasons are as follows : In both machines the same method is adopted for sctuating the needle bar, viz., a crank with roller working in a cam. This cam In the Davia Machine is cut oat of a solid piece of steel and hardened, while in the Singer it is not only very much lighter, but is made of common cast iron. The feed apparatus of the two maohinea are very dissimilar. That of the Singer is the usual slip feed. The Davis has the vertical feed peculiar to itself. In this arrangement the presser foot holds the material firmly down till the needle has reached its lowest point. The pressure is then relieved and transmitted to the feed bar. Feed bar, needle, and material are then, by a very simple contrivance, moved forward simultaneously the required length of stitch. Motion is given to the shuttle In the Davis machine as follows An eccentric at the wheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical lever. This in turn transmits it through a bali joint of ingenious construe tlon to the only moving part under the machine, a pivotted lever having at Its end an adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre wheels drive a vertical spindle, having at its lower end a crank A connecting rod from this crank moves a eliding shuttle carrier. It will be Been thal in the Davis there are between the main spindle and the shuttle four points oi friction, the pivot carrying the vertical lever the eccentric, the ball j oint, and the pivot oi horizontal lever. The two principal move ments, the eccentric and the ball joint, an adjustable, and the parts most liable to weal are made of hardened steel. To oompasi the same work the Singer employs as polnti of friction the teeth of the mitre wheels the two journals of vertical spindle, the tw< ends of the connecting rod, and the sliding shuttle carrier None of these places an adjustable. The small wheels are oommor oast Iron, having a certain amount of back lash, and consequent tendency to rattle anc and break. The connecting rod is a thin bai of iron, with a hole In each end. The enc which runs on the crank pin is one of thi principal joints in the machine, having t considerable amount of work to do wltl small bearing surface, making it very Habit to wear, while, as before remarked, there an no means of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of thi Singer Machine is carried In a slide, t( which a lateral strain is given by the driving rod, cansing a certain amount of friction while in the Davia it is carried by the level qnite free from friction. With the exception of the small rollei working the needle bar, there is not a singh piece in the Singer Machine, not even ex cepting the shuttle, that cat.not be ont witl an ordinary pocket knife, and there are n< means of adjusting any wearing part. Ii the Davis not only are moat of the piece: made of steel, and tempered, but at everj essential point means are provided for taking np any wear. On this point we may snj that where we had any doubt about the quality of the material employed the the piece was broken and the fracture care fully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrange' ments of the two machines, we tested theii adaptability for work, and wo noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davis. In this respect wa have been forced to the conclu sion that for all purposes, sewing from the thinnest muslin to even through a metal spoon, the Davis has no parallel for grasp, oi for avoiding that puckering often the effeci of the pressure on a fore motion feed. We must In common honesty express out astonishment at the range and variety oi work accomplished by the Davis, which we are satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In summarising onr report we repeat thal we have no hesitation in saying that we regard the Davis as very superior to the Singer In workmanship, material, and the mechanical principles involved, and also in performing a greater range of work. We found the Davis to work with equal ease from the lightest to the heaviest fabric, JOHN LEE SOOTT (Scott Bros.), Mechanical Engineer. T. GLUYAS PA3COE, Manager of the Kaiapol Clothing Factory, GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nettlefold’s, Birmingham. 8300 w ANTED, a Purchaser for a Grand OHESNUT FILLY. One of the best fencers in Canterbury with 10st up. Rising five years. Thoroughly quiet for a lady to rido, and guaranteed perfectly sound. Apply D. STRANAGHAN, Grocer, Victoria street. Also, two Good Sprlngtrap HORSES for Sale. BOOTS. 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