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Southland Times, Issue 974, 24 June 1868, Page 3

THE GBOVEB & BAKEB S.M. CO. TT7ITH great satisfaction announce that they ; have recently had the honor of supplying two of their ELASTIC-STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINES TO HB&KAJXSTT THE QUEEN! And that at the PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867, TBOB CROSS 07 <EBM LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon the Representative of the GBOVEB & BAKEB'S MACHINES. N. B. — It is advertised that a ContemporarySewing Machine was awarded the Gold Medal at the late Exposition at Paris, but at the office of the Grover and Sakex S.M. Co., 80 Collinsstreet, Melbourne, may be seen a certified copy of the Official Award List of the Imperial Commission which shews that no gold medal was awarded to any Sewing Machine whatever, GEOVEB & BAKEB'S GKLKBBAXBD PBEMIUM SEWING MACHINES Experience proves there are only two valuable Sewing Machine stitches : THE GBOVER AND BAKER STUCH THE SHTJTTLE STITCH. Samples of both these stitches in various fabrics, with full explanations, diagrams, and illustrations, to enable purchasers, to BXiicnra, test, and compabb their relative merits, will be furnißhed to all on request. Thoto who desire mach'nes which do the BEST 7TOBK, <a><juld not fail to "EBB'S and COKPJUU these stitches for **-hßblvb3. Silk, Cotton, Oil, the usb-^*-^a__ machines in large or smai quan**^ t on the lowest terms. Needles can be easily sent by mail to all parts of the "Colonies and small amounts payable therefor may be remitted in Post Office Orders or Stamps. THE GROVER & BAKER SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Announce that the honor has been conferred upon them of receiving the Appointment of Purveyors of Sewing Machines to Her Majesty the Empress of the French, Her Majesty the Queen of Spain, His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, And that, by command, they have supplied their Machines to Her Majesty the Empress of Russia, Her Majesty the Queen of Bavaria. These Machines, and the work done on them, have never, failed to receive the first premium over all competitors wherever exhibited. WHY THE &ROTER & BAKER MAOHENB 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. 3. It sews with equal facility all fabrics, the most delicate and the heaviest, and with all kind* of thread, silk, cotton, or linen. 4. Its seam is so strong and elastic that it never breaks, even on the bias. 6. It fastens both ends of the seam by its own operation. '■ . 6. Its seam, though cut at every sixth stitch, remains firm, and neither runt nor ravelt in wear. 7. Its seam is moro plump and beautiful, and retaint its plumpness and beauty after washing better than any other. 8. Its seam can he removed in altering gar* ments, Aim mopbr iKßTßircrnoir, without picking or cutting them. 9. Watching and varying the tenisons upon the threads neoessary in other machines is unnecessary in this. The tenison being once adjusted on the Gboybb ±xno Bakes Mxohxnb, any amount 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 only machine that loth embroiders and sews perfectly. Held office for the Australian Colonies— 80 OOIiLINS-STBEET, EAST, MELBOUENE,