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Southland Times, Issue 973, 22 June 1868, Page 3

GEOVEE & BAKEE S.M. CO. WITH great satisfaction announce that they hare recently had the honor of supplying two of their ELASTIC-STITCF EAMILY SEWING MACHINES i. ■'.•.■■•" v •..;•■■ . TOHBBXAJMTT ■ THE QUEEIf! Andthatatthe PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867, CROSS OP THS LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon flic Bepresentatirs) I , ■_-; / .]{... Of tke; ;.:.:"/,(,■ . ;;; GEOVEE & BAKEE'S MACHINES. N. B.— lt is adrertised that a Contemporary Sewing Machine was awarded the Gold Medal. at the late Exposition at Paris, but at the office „ of the GroTer and Bakei S.M. Co, 80 Collins, street, Melbourne, may be seen a certified copy of the Official Award List of the Imperial Com* mission which shews that no gold medal was awarded to any Sewing Machine whatever. GEOVEE & BAKEB'S ; OSXJEBBITSD PEEMHTM SEWING MACHINES. Experience prores there are only two valuable Sewing Machine stitches : THE GBOVEB AMD BASES STITCH ' .' " . ■. ■■ - AOT'- ■■■•■■ THE SHUTTLE STHCH. Samples of both these stitches in rarious fabrics, with full explanations, diagrams, and illustrations, to enable purchasers, to BXAVXVB, twi, and coutabs their relatire merits, will be furnished to all on request. - ■ Those who desire machines which do th» but wobk, should not fail to xmt and cokfam these stitches for thmcßMiVS». Silk, 1 Cotton, Oil, &c., for the use of the machines in large or small quantities on th« lowest terms. Needles can be easily sent by mail to all paftf of the Colonies and small amounts payabl* therefor may be remitted in Post Office Orders or Stamps. . THE Gr K 0V E R & BAK E R SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Announce that the honor has been, oonferred upon them of receiTing the Appointment of Purreyors of Sewing Machines to Her Hajeity the Empren of the, French, Her Majesty the ttuecn of Spain, HiiJbjeily the Emperor of Bnsil, And that, by command, they bar* supplied their Machines to ■ Her Kajesty the EmpreuW Bnmft, Her Majeity.the Queen of Bayarift. These Machines, and the work done on then* hare neVer failed to receire the first prtmium over all competitors whererer exhibited. WHY THE GEOVBB & BAKES MA-OHUffl IS BEST: 1. It is more simple, durable, and less liable to derangement than others. . 2. It sews from ordinary spools, and no rewinding of thread is necessary. i 8. It sews with equal facility all fabric*, the most delicate and the heaviest, and with all kind* •of thread, silk, cotton;; or linen. 4 Its seam is so strong and ehwtic that it nerer breaks, eren on the bias. 5. It fastens bot\ ends of the seam by its ©ws operation. " . ; . .. i_ 6. Its seam, though cut aterery. sixth stitch, remains firm, and neither runs nor ravel* in wear, 7. Its seam is more plump and beautiful, and retain* its plumpness and beauty after wasbiaf better than any other. . 8. Its seam can be removed in altering garment*, xrm rcovßß mißTfcriojr, without picking or cutting them. 9. Watching andTarying the tenisons upon ths) threads necessary in other machines is linner— ary in this. The tenison being once adjusted on the Gboybb aks Bakbb Mjlojuhb, any aaumn* of sewing may be done without change* 10. It makes beautiful embroidery without any change of arrangement, simply by inserting threads of suitable sizes and colors for this purpose. It is the onU/ machine that both, embroiders and sews perfectly. He%d office for the Australian Colonies— 80 COLLINS-STREET, EAST, MELBOURNE.