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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2568, 30 June 1882, Page 2

NOT QUITS! SO DECISIVE AS IT WAS BUT A LITTLE MORE OVERWHELMING. WE CHALLENGE the representative of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, or any of the jurors on Sewing Machines at the Exhibition who voted for the report coming from that body to controvert the following statement of facts. Messrs Meddings, Ounnington, Dale, and Elrk, we call noon you to defend your report. H. C. FIBKE & CO. Christchurch International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882 REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS. . To H. C. Fiske & Co. DEAR SIB, —In accordance with your request, we have examined the New Davis and the New Singer Sewing Machines, for the purpose of comparing them. In our comparison we have takea into consideration— 1. 'lho mechanical principle Involved 2. The quality of the material u-ed 3 The degree of workmanship exhibited 4. The facility for doing a good and varied c 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 machine of the two. Our reasons are as follows : la both machines the same method is adopted for actuating tho needle bar, via , a crank with roller working in a cam. This cam in the Davis Machine is ent out of a solid piece of steel and hardened, while In the Singer it is act only very much lighter, but is made of common cast iron. Tho feed apparatus of tho two machines are very dissimilar. That of tho Singer is the usual slip feed. Tho Davis has the vertical feed pecujiar to itself. In this arrangement tha presser foot holds the material firmly down till tho 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 tho required length of stitch.

Motion is given to the shuttle In the Davis machine to follows An eccentric at ths wheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical lever. This in turn transmits it through a bail joint of ingenious construe tion to the only moving part under the machine, a pivotced 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 sliding shuttle carrier. It will be seen that in the Davis there are between the main spindle and the shuttle four points of friction, the pivot carrying the vertical lever, the eccentric, the ball joint, and the pivot of horizontal lever. The two principal movements, the eccentric and the ball joint, are adjustable, and the parts most liable to wear are made of hardened steel. To compass the same work the Singer employs as points of friction the teeth of the mitre wheels, the two journals of vertical spindle, the two ends of the connecting rod, and the sliding shuttle carrier Hone of these places are adjustable. The small wheels are common cast iron, having a certain amount of backlash, and consequent tendency to rattle and and break. The connecting rod Id a thin bar of iron, with a hole in each end. The end which runs on the crank pin is one of the principal joints in the machine, having a considerable amount of work to do with small bearing surface, making it very liable to wear, while, as before remarked, there are no moans of compeusaling for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of the Singer Machine is carried in a slide, to which a lateral strain is given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of friction, while in the Davis It is carried by the lever quite free from friction. With the exception of the small roller working the needle bar, there is not a single piece in the Singer Machine, not even excepting the shuttle, that cavnot be oat with an ordinary pocket knife, and there are no means of adjusting any wearing part. In the Davis not only are most of the pieces made of steel, and tempered, bnt at every essential point moans are provided for taking up any wear. On this point we may say that where we had any donbt about the quality of the material employed the the piece was broken and the fracture carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davis. In this respect we have been forced to the conclusion that for all purposes, sewing from the thinnest muslin to even through a metal spoon, the Davis has no parallel for grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of the pressure on a fore motion feed. We must In common honesty express our astonishment at the range and variety of work accomplished by the Davis, which we are satisfied cannot be done by the Biuger. In summaridug onr report we repeat that 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 fabricJOHN LEE SOOTT (Scott Bros.), Mechanical Engineer. T. GLUYAB PABCOB, Manager of the Kniapoi Clothing Factory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nettlefold’s, Birmingham. S3OO MOGUL FIXTURE. WANTED every Lover of PURE and WHOLESOME TEA of to buy the MOGUL MIXTURE. I strongly recommend this Tea to the Public as the choicest, most economical and best value ever imported into this market. Ask for the MOGUL MIXTURE, and see that you get it. Made up in 11b and Jib packets. D. STRANAGHAN, Victoria street. Agent.

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