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NOT QUITE 80 DECISIVE AS IT WAS BUr A LITTLE MORE OVERWHELMING. '\KTd CHALLENGE the representative V ¥ of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, or any of the jurora on Sewing Machines at the Exhibition who voted for the report oomlng-from that body to controvert the following statement of facts. Messrs Meddings, Cnnnlngton, Dale, and Kirk, we call npon yon to defend yonr report. H. O. FISKE & CO. Chrlstchuroh International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882. REPORT OP COMMITTEE OP EXPERTS. To H. O. Piskk & Co. )EAR SIR, —In accordance with your request, we have examined the New Davis and the New Singer Sewing Maohines, for the purpose of oomparlng them. In our comparison we have taken into consideration— 1. 'i he mechanical principle Involved 2. The quality of the material u?ed 3. The decree of workmanship exhlblt3d 4. The facility for doing a good and varied o'ass of work. After taking both maohines asunder, carefully examining every piece, and fully testing their capabilities, we have no hesitation in saying that we consider tho Davis far the superior machine of the two. Our reasons are as follows : Iu both machines the same method is adopted for actuating the needle bar, viz., a orank with roller working in a cam. This cam in the Davis Machine is cut out of a solid piece of steel and hardened, while In the Singer it is not only very muoh lighter, but is made of common cist iron. The feed apparatus of the two machines are very dissimilar. That of the Singer Is the usual slip feed. The Davis hai the vertical feed peculiar to itielf. In this arrangement the pressor 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 oontrivanoe, 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 ball joint of ingenious construo tlon to the only moving part under the machine, a plvotted lever having at Its end an adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre wheels drive a vertical spindle, havi'-g at its lower end a orank. 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 move, menls, the eooentrlo 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 testh 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 Its a thin bar of Iron, with a hole In each end. The cad 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 bear'ng 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 tho shuttle of the Singer Machine Is oarried 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 otrried by the lover quite free from friction. With the exception of the small roller working the needle bar, there is not a single piece in the Singer Maohine, not even excepting the shuttle, that ca< not be cut with an ordinary pooket knife, and there ore no means of adjusting any wearing part. In the Davis not only are most of the pieces made of steel, and tempered, but at eveiy essential point means sro provided for taking up any wear. On this point we may say that where we had any doubt about the quality of the material employed the the piece was brokon and the fracture carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we notloed the very peouliar 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, tho Davis has no parallel for grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of tho pressure on a fore motion feed. We must in common honesty express our astonishment at the range and variety of work accomplished by tho Davis, whiah we are satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In summarising our 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 cf 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 PABOOE, Manager of the Kaiapol Clothing Faotory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Mechanical Expert, from Nettlefold's, Birmingham, 830 Q