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Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 715, 18 August 1870, Page 4

\JH- HEELER AND WILSON'^ LOCKSTITCH SEWING MACHINES. REDUCED PRICES. . AN A C R~O S T itfl;.' : ' W heeler and Wilson's Lock-Stitch Sewing Machines are still unrivalled; although they . .... : . ; .. -. :i ., Ha ve been before the public nearly twenty years. During that period many E nterprising firms have ; tried to' supersede them. Yet they maintain' their supe- . riprity.'- ..,-.. .. >; ..?... .: . . „'■,, -■ E very dhe" admits thaf r there is*no Machiri Stitch at all comparable to the L ock-stitch, which is the firmest and neatest, has the same appearance on E ach side of the -material sewn, and, though; cutintwo,, i „noi : , .;•-;:; .A. R avel.— TheLot Si itch is the distingiligh^ ■ ingfeaturec. tli *ir machines yA''--K:i'U, A nd iv addition to! the Lock-stitch . they have^recently introduced an importanb yet perfectly' , ,'.'■ • ■ Novel, feature,, which not only performs ..Ornamental Sewing, but also tHe most D elicate Embroidery. Their machines will' : now stitch, hem, fell, gather, - tuck, ; bind, cord, quilt,' trim, braid, embroider/and in fact will accomplish every 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 SilpnfcFeed Bar, their. L atesfc improvement; which has had. the de- I :: ' sirable Effect of rendering their I S ewing Machines Silent-working ! This entirely removes what was formerly ■ : considered an "" : 7i - ,0 bjection.to the introduction of a Sewing Machine into ladies' apartments. N othing now remains to be accomplished in order to render the „ ■■.-.■. ... S ilent-working Lock-stitch Sewing Machine the most instruraent in the market, as numerous testimonials attest. A pamphlet, containing a 'few of these, with a description of the machine, its construction and mode of ■-: c- working, and illustrations of its various " 'parts', ''"may be had on application. S evehty Prize Medals have already been bestow.cd in. all. parts.. of ..the world xm ! '; c^MpJaachinesJ %ji I'arisV atiEhe Ex-! position Universelle (1867) Wheeler ... . jind Wilson's Machines were acknowledged to lead the world in this branch .- : of industry ; for out of no less a number than eighty-two competitor s they were the only nrm to whom a gold medal was awarded ; thus "placing the Wheeler and Wilson," says the Art Journal, "at the head .of all -Seeing" Machine Manufacturers/both in Europe , and America." , .' ( -. ■ E very year' has witnessed improvements in : v construction, and it has become W qrld renowned. _ - ' In order 'td ensure accuracy of finish and perfection of ot workmanship, N ot-a single machine is allowed to leave the manufactory till it has G one through the hands of three competent engineers, and should any defect |be found, it is immediately 'remedied.! . ' M ore than three hundred and twenty 1 thousand of these machines have been sold, and the ; : ■ : . A nnual sale now amounts to the prodigiou number of over 60,000 ! C an more be said to convince the most sceptical of their superiority ?./ ' H itherto no machine has approached. the silent working Wheeler and Wilson I n perfection of workmanship, rapidity of action, nimnsss and elasticity of stitch, N oiselessness of motion, perfect adaptation - . to.every kind of .work, , - - E asiness' of comprehension tb the learner, lightness and elegance of appearance. S uch is the success which yhas attended the silent working Lock-stitch Machine. Caution. — Beware of Spurious Imitations of the. Wheeler amd Wilson Machine., t LONG and CO,, . ... Agents, j>4 Elizabeth street, Melbourne ; and MASTERS^ ; : V Ironmongers, Agents, Greymouth. ' : '