"«TfIEELER AND WILSON'S LOCK-STITOH SEWING MACHINES. REDUCED PRICES. AN ACR O S TIG. : W heeler and Wilson's Lpck-Sfcitch SewingMachines are still unrivalled, although they . .>*■ H ave been before the public nearly twenty years. " During that period many • E nterprising firms have tried to supersede them. Yet they maintain their lane- '• riority. ". ■■■■■■:■..■■ .■■ ■■■■ - .-, , .-ifi - £ very one admits that there is no Machin ■ ■ . Stitch at aU comparable to the ■>- *"V Lock-stitch, which is the firmest wdiMatetlt, has the same appearance on ■' , ■■..} r E aoh side of the material sewn, and, though cut in two, will not ,-■•..■■ '■ R arel.— The Lock Stitch is the dirtinguiihing feature of their machines ; ■..[ <' A nd in addition to the Lock-stitcn they have recently introduced an important yetperfectly ." '. N ovel feature, which not only performs Ornamental Sewing, but also the ttost D elicate Embroidery. Tbeir machioel will now stitch, hem, fell, gather, tack, rani cord, quilt, trim, braid, embroider, - . . and m fact will accomplish; evfry kind of work which a machine can produce. . W heeler and Wilson beg especially to .call the attention of every •:'■/■'. I ndividual who requires a Sewing Machine to the Silent Feed Bar, their - AL atest improvement, which has had the.de- .. sirable effect of rendering their. ,'J S ewing Machines Silent-working J This entirely removes what was formerly / considered an . . . ' ■■■n '•« 0 bjection to the introduction of a Sewing Machine into ladies' apartments. t N othing now remains to be accomplishedfin order to render the . • v - S ilent-working Lock-stitch Sewing Jfachine the most perfect instrument in: the market, as numerous testimoniaLi attest.. A pamphlet, containing a few of I;liese, with a descriptidn of'^he machine, its construction and mod 6of workmg, and illustrations of its various parts, may be had on application. ;' S eventy Prize Medals nave already been . bestowed in all parts of the wbrkton : these machines. In Paris, at the^Exposition Univeraelle (1867) V,^heeler and * Wilson's Machines were acknowledged to lead the world in this branch of industry ; for out of no less a number , than eighty-two competitors they, were the onfy firm to whom a gold medal was awarded; thus "placing ithe Wheeler and Wilson," says the "Art v Journal, "at the head of all Sewing Machine Manufacturers,' both in Euitope and America." i{ E very year has witnessed improvement* in construction, and it has become . •—. W orld renowned. , ■ - In order to ensure accuracy of finish Jand perfection of ot workmanship, ..'.■• N ot a single machine is allowed to leave fhe manufactory till it has ' v ' , G one through the hands of three competent engineers, aiid should any defect 'be found, it is immediately remedied. ! M ore than three hundred and twenty thousand of these machines have Been ■ sold, and the . : -j A nnual sale now amounts to the prodigiou number.of over 60,000 ! .-.• [.'.] /,.i C an were . be said to convince the. most . sceptical of their superiority? . ,:.: H itherto no machine has approached the silent working Wheeler and Wilson" 1 v perfection of workmanship, rapidity of ; action, firmness and elasficiW of (stitch, N oiselessness of motion, perfect adaptation to every kind of work, ■ - " ' ' ■ .■i : i E asiness of comprehension' to- the leather, fitness and elegance of appearance; S uch is the success which has attended <the silent workingLock-Btitch Machine. • Cautioit.— Beware of Spurious Imitations of the Wheelkr amd Wilson Machine.. LONG and CO,, ' f Agents, 64 Elizabeth street, Melbourne^; PORSYTH and MASTERS; Ironmongers, Agents, Greymouth. : .' CONNELL'S EAST INDIAN RisMsl)l^S. riIHESE are distinct preparations, and are X *6r^the ßetire of liver Affections, Gont, Rheumatism, and; Sympathetic Pains ; also, for such diseases as .may. require a mild and active aperient, such as Bilious Complaints, Indigestion, Ibtuletyxyftci Andlthfe%onQerful cures effected bj them" are unparalleled; for proof of which" the reader is referred to the pamphlet, which contains a large number - of testimonials from some of the best known residents in the Australian colonies. Some of. them testifying that "after forty years suffering they have been completely, cured l>y these valuable remedies. ! Amongst these are letters from Captaih'Lawrenee, of Lloyd's Rooms, Melbourne ;' J. J. Shillinglaw, Esq; Government Shipping Master; Bis Honor Judge Hackett ; A. CummW Esq. late of New Zealand ; H. M. Levinge, Esq, Greymouth; J. S. Wagner, EBq,Tffokitika;R. C. Spencer, Esq, Invercargill; besides a variety of others. These remedies ipay be obtained through the wholesale, agents, L as abovej of Messrs Felton, Grimwade iiiid Co, Flinders-lane, Melbourne ; and retail through any chemist or storekeeper.: Messrs Witt and Co. are prepared to receive applications for agencies where such do not at present exist. Pamphlets may be had gratis direct, or of any of the agents. \ Agents for Greymouth— • . HA M I L TON AND N I C HO L, Mawhera Quay ; •. t ■-'- i Agentfor Hokitika— W.. Evakm.' Tllßi E "GREY Rl\ Eli A-kGtJS, 1 Published Every : TUESDAY, THURSDAY &SAT|tJJRpAY Is admitted to be the best conducted Journal on ;'■". . '; THE W E S T\. G .O A S T ' Its circulation, already large, is rapid)] ncreasing both in and out of the Colon)', and constitute* it a first-class medium foi advertisements, which are charged at the owest possible rate, consistent with A lcgitimatoprofit. "-.•:■.'.:•• . " .| The terms of subscription are 12s Gd per quarter— payable in idvance.' ? If posted, 2s 6d advance on above price. CHARGE FBR INSERTION FOR ADVERTIfIINb First insertion, per inch ... £0 o 0 . Every subsequent insertion .... 0 4; O Advertisements o Id words ... 0 2 6 „■ '.. 30 w0rd5.. .0 A.. 0
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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 689, 18 June 1870, Page 4
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