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Lyttelton Times, Volume LIX, Issue 6872, 9 March 1883, Page 7

flowing Machine*! hot Quito ho deowito ah n was, bit A UTTIE KOBE O VEBWBfiIMINQ, W« OMtoMMOB therepteeeiil&ttoe of the Sings* Sew la* Machine Company, ot ft the Juror* on Sewing Machine* 41 — 1 % fm• tVa ■ *4, ■ * ■ a .< »• **** jucvra vii wwiin mmoi uam a* im JExbJbi* ties who voted for the report doming from that ftSftJ “u'SSSHISmSS * <* note. Mawn Headings, Cunniagtcm, Dale, and Ktrk( we ok) upon you to defend your report. a. o. risjTOa 00. Chrlsbehuroh Internationa Exhibition, Jose 15th, 1683. BETOBT Of COMMITTEE Of KCEBBTtt. To B. 0. Fisib ft 00. 818,-In accordance with yon* request JLr we have scuminsd the Hew Davis and the Hew Siß«er Sewing Machines, for the purpose ct comparing them. la our comparison we hare taken Into consideration—< 1. The mechanical principle Involve 3. The quality of the material unod, 8. The degree of workmanahip exhibited. 4. The facility for doing a good tad varied clan of work. After taking both machines asunder, csrefallj examining every piece, tad tulip testing their capabilities. we have no hesitation in saying that we ooaaidac the Davis Ur the superior machined the two. Oar reasons are ae follows i—■ la both machine# the aaae method la adopted fer actuating the needle bar—vlx., a crank with roller working in a cam. This cam in the Darla machine la out out of a solid piece of uteei and hardened, while in the Stager it is not onlp very much lighter, bat la made of common oast Iron. The feed apparatus of the two machines are very dissimilar. That of the Singer is the usual slip feed. The Davis has the vertical feed peculiar to tteelf. In this arrangement the preoaer foot holds the material dimly down till the needle bae reached ita lowest paint. The pressure is then relieved and transmitted to the bed bar. Heed bar, needle and material are then, by a very simple contrivance, moved forward simultaneously the required length of stitch. Motion is given to the shuttle in Davis machine as follows. An eoccutrlo at the wheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical lever. This in turn transmits it through a hall Joint of ingeniou construction to the only moving pert under the machine, e pivotied lever having at its end aa adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre wheels drive a vertical spindle, having at Its lower end i crank. Aeon, nesting rod from this crank moves a eliding shuttle carrier. It will be seen that in the Davis there are between the main spindle and the < udsua (oar points et friction, the pivot earrpiag the verti. sal lever, tha eccentric, the bell Joint, and the pi vet of horizontal lever. The two pnnripu movements, the eooentrio and hell joint, are adjustable, and tha parte most liable to wvar are made of hardened stem. To eomptae the same work the Sinter employs aa points of friction the teeth of tha mine wheels, the two Journals ot vertical spindle, tha two ends of the ooimsctlug rod, and tbs sliding shuttle easier. Heme of these pieces are adjustable. The email wheels ace common oast Iron, having * certain amount el backlash, and consequent tendency to rattle and break. The connecting red la a thin bar of iron, with a hole in each end. The end which tune os the stank phi la one of the principal joints in the having a considerable amount of work to do with small bearing surface, making it very liable to wear, while, aa before remarked, there are no meens of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of the Singer Machine ia carried In a slide, to which a lateral strain ia given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of Mottos, while in the Davis it is carried by the lever quite free from Motion. With the exception e< the small roller working the needle bar, there la not a single piece In the Unger Machine, not even excepting the shuttle, that cannot be out with an ordinary pocket knife, and there are no mease of adjusting any wearing pert. In the Pavia, not only are most of the pieoaa made of steel, and tempered, but at every essential point means ate provided tat taking up any wear. On thla point wa may say that where we had any doubt about the quality of the material employed the piece waa broken and the fracture carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and we noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davie. In this respect we have beta forced to the conclusion that foe all purposes, sewing from the thinnest mnalln to even through a metal spoon. the Davis has no parallel tor grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often the effect of the preeoura ea a tote motion feed. We must in common honesty exprese our astonishment at the range and variety of work oooorapUahod by the Davis, which we are satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In summarising our report, we repeat that we have bo hesitation in saying that we regard the Davis as very superior to the Singer in workmanship, material, sad the mechanical principles in vetoed, and also in performing a greater range of work. We found the Davie to work with equal ease from tha lightest to tha heaviest fabric, JOHN DEE SCOTT (Soott Bros.) Mechanical Engineer, T. GLUT AS PASCO E. of tkt KaiapoS Clothing . rectory. O. P. ANTHOVT. Mechanical Expert, from NettletoU a BinalwrVaet. 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Z. I. E. Ckiuktcuorch, SINGES MANUPACTUBING CO. For the Best Family Sewing Machine, including variety of work, excellence of workmanship and material, simplicity of construction, and durability, a First Order of Merit, with Certificate of Gold Modal. 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