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Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2587, 22 July 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 for the report oomlng from that ‘body.to controvert the following statement. of' facts. Messrs Meddlnga, Gannlngtoh, v ;Dale, and Kirk, we oall upon yon to defend your report. ; V"H. C. FISKE & CO. Christchurch International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882. REPORT OF COMMITTEE OP EXPERTS, To H, G. Fisks & 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 wo have taken into consideration— 1. The mechanical principle Involved 2. The quality of the material used 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 we consider the Davis far the superior machine of the two. Our reasons are as follows In both machines the same method is adopted for actuating the needle bar, viz , a crank with roller working In a cam. This cam in the Davis Machine is cat 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 oast iron.

The feed apptratus of the two machines are very dissimilar. That of the Singer la 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 la 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 ball joint of ingenious construe tion 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 rol 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 j olnt, and the pivot of horizontal lever. The two principal movements, the ecoentrlo and the ball joint, are adjustable, and the parts most liable to wear are made of hardened steel. To oompass the same work the Singer employs as points of friotlon the teeth of the mitre wheels, the two journals of vertical spindle, the two ends of the connecting rod, and the sliding shuttle carrier None 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 Is a thin bar of Iron, with a hole in each end. The end which runs on the crank pin la 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 means of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of the Singer Machine is carried in a slide, to which a lateral strain la given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of friction, while In the Davis It la 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 ca-- not be out with an ordinary pooket 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, but at every essential point means are provided for taking np any wear. On this point we may say that where we had any doubt about the quality ol the material employed the the piece waa broken and the fraotnre carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we noticed the very peonliar feed of the Davis. In this respect we have been forced to the conclusion that for all purposes, sewin from the thinnest muslin to even thron h a metal spoon, the Davis has no paralle grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of the pressure on a fore motion feed. We mast In common honesty express onr astonishment at the range and variety of work accomplished by the Davis, which we are satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In sammarlblng onr report we repeat that we have no hesitation in saying that we regard the Davis as very superior to the Sioger 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, i JOHN USE SOOTT (Scott Bros,), Mechanical Engineer. T. GLTJYAS PABCOE, Manager of the Kaiapot Clothing Factory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nettlefold’s, Birmingham. 8300

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