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Southland Times, Issue 1013, 31 August 1868, Page 4

Public Notices THE GEOYEE & BAKEE S.M. CO TTTITH great satisfaction announce that they ' have recently had the honor of supplying two of their ELASTIC-STITCH FAMILY SEWING MACHINES TO HEB MAJESTY THE QUEEN! And that at the PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867,THE CROSS ■w OP THE LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon the Representative of the GEOVEE & BAKEE'S MACHINES. K B.r— lt is advertised that a Contemporary Sewing Machine was awarded the Gold Medal at the late Exposition at Paris, but at the office of the Grover and Bakei 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 (one Buttonhole Machine excepted) to any Sewing Machine GEOVEE & BAKEE'S CELEBBATED PEEMITJM SEWING MACHINES Experience proves there are only two valuable Sewing Machine stitches : THE GROVER AND BAKER STITCH AKD THE SHUTTLE STITCH. Samples of both these stitches in various fabrics, with full explanations, diagrams, and illustrations, to enable purchasers, to examine test, and compaee their relative merits, will be furnished to all on request. Those who desire machines which do the best -V7OBK, should not fail to TEST and COMPAEB these stitches for themseliYE3. Silk, Cotton, Oil, &c, for the use of the machines in large or small quantities 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 Eussia, 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 GROVER & BAKER MACHINE IS BEST : 1. It is more simple, durable, and less liable to derangement than others. 2. It bows 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 al kinds of thread, silk, cotton, or linen. 4. Its seam is so strong and elastic that it never breaks, even on the bias. 5. It fastens loth ends of the seam by its own yperation. 6.- Its seam, though cut at every sixth stitch, remains firm, and neither runs nor ravels in wear. 7. Its seam is more plump and beautiful, and "etains its plumpness and beauty after washing jetter than any other. 8. Its seam can be removed in altering garnents, aftee peopeb iustbuctiok, without licking or cutting them. 9. Watching and varying the tenisons upon the breads necessary in other machines is unnecessary in this. The tenison being once adjusted on he Geoveb and Bakeb Machine, any amount if sewing may be done without change. , 10, It makes beautiful embroidery without ny change of arrangement, simply by inserting Hveadß .of suitable sizes and colors for this urpose It is the only machine that both mbroiders and sews perfectly. Held office for the Australian Colonies — 80 COLLINS-STREET, EAST, MELBOiJENE. GENT WANTED FOR INVERCARGILL