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Southland Times, Issue 1011, 28 August 1868, Page 4

Public Hoticcs THE GROVER & BAKER S.M. CO ITTFIH great satisfaction announce that the; * ' haye reoently had the honor of supplying wo of their ELASTIC-STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINE* TO EEB MAJESTY THE QUEEN! And that at the PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867 THE CROSS OF THE LEGKM OF HONOE Was conferred upon the Representative of the GROVER & BAKER'S MACHINES N. B. — It is advertised that a Contemporar jewing Machine was awarded the Gold Meda it the late Exposition at Paris, but at the offic if the Grover and Bakei S.M. Co., 80 Collins street, Melbourne, may be seen a certified cop; jf the Official Award List of the Imperial Cam mission which shews that no gold medal wa warded (one Buttonhole Machine excepted) t my Sewing Machine GROVER & BAKER'S OELEBBATED PREMIUM SEWING MACHINES Experience proves there are only two valuabli Sewing Machine stitches : PHB GROVER AND BAKER STITCI AND THE SHUTTLE STITCH. Samples of both these stitches in variou abrics, with full explanations, diagrams, ah< [lustrations, to enable purchasers, to examini ;est, and compabb their relative merits, will b urnished to all on request. Those who desire machines which do th< jest wobk, should not fail to test and compabj hese stitches for themseite3. Silk, Cotton, Oil, &c, for the use of thi aachines in large or small quantities on thi owest terms. Needles can be easily sent by m«»il to all part if the Colonies and small amounts payabli herefor may be remitted in Post Office Orders o: Itainps. THE >R OVER & B'A-KtEJj SEWING MACHINE COMPANY Announce that the honor has been conferred ipon them of receiving the Appointment 6 Purveyors of Sewing Machines to ler Majesty the Empress of the French ler Majesty the Queen of Spain, Us Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, Lnd that, by command, they have supplied thei Machines to ler Majesty the Empress of Russia, ler Majesty the Queen of Bavaria, These. Machines, and the work done on them aye never failed to receive the first premium ver all competitors wherever exhibited. J VHY THE GROVER & BAKER MACHINE IS BEST : 1. It is more simple, durable, and less liable t( erangement than others* 2. It sews from ordinary spools, and nc swinding of thread is necessary. 3. It sews with equal facility all fabrics, the lost delicate and the heaviest, and with al kinds f thread, silk, cotton, or linen. 4. Its seam ' is so strong and elastic that ii ever breaks, even on the bias. 5. It fastens both ends of the seam by its own Deration. . 6. Its seam, though cut at every sixth stitch, mains firm, and neither runs nor ravels in .wear. 7. Its seam is more plump and beautiful, and tains its plumpness and beauty after washing stter than any other. : 8. Its seam can be removed in altering garents, AFTEB PBOPBB IySTEXTCTIOW, without eking or cutting them. 9. Watching and varying the tenisons upon the reads necessary in other machines is unnecessvin this. The tenison being once adjusted on c Geoveb a»t> Bakeb Machine, any amount sewing may be done without change. 10. It makes beautiful embroidery without y change of arrangement, simply by inserting reads of suitable sizes and colors for this rpose It is the only machine that both ibroiders and sewß perfectly. He*d office for the Australian Colonies — 80 COLLINS-STREET, EAST, MELBOURNE. JENT WANTED FORINVERCABGILL