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Southland Times, Issue 1070, 9 December 1868, Page 4

Sewing MachinesTHE GROVER & BAKER S.M. CO WITH 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 OP THE LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon the Representative of the GROVER & BAKER'S MACHINES. N. B— It 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 Bake. S.M. Co., 80 Collinsstreet, Melbourne, may be seen a certified copy of the Official Award Inst of the Imperial Commission which Bhews that no gold medal waß awarded (one Buttonhole Machine excepted) to any Sewing Machine GROVER & BAKER'S CELEBBATED PREMIUM SEWING MACHINES Experience proves there are only two valuable Sewing Machine stitches : THE GROVER AND BAKER STITCH AUD 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 wobk, should not fail to test and compabe these stitches for themselves. 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 Majes y 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 GROVER & BAKER MACHINE 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 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 both ends of the seam by m operation. 6. Its seam, though cut at every sixt stitch, remains firm, and neither runs nor ravels in wear. 7. Its seam is more plump and beautiful, and . retains its plumpness and beauty after washing better than any other. j 8. Its seam can be removed in altering garments, APTEB PBOPEB nrSTBTJCTIOJr, without picking or cutting them. 9. Watching and varying the teniflorus upon the threads necessary in other machines is unnecessary in this. The tenison being once adjusted on the Gboveb aito Bakeb Machine, 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 both embroiders and sews perfectly. Head office for the Australian ColonieB — 80 COLLINS-STREET, EAST, MELBOURNE. AGENT FOE INVEECAEGI__-i : LOUIS RODGERS, DEE-STREET.