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Southland Times, Issue 1043, 23 October 1868, Page 4

Sewing MaoMnes. THE GEOVEE & BAKEE 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 HEB MAJESTT THE QUEEN! And that at the PARIS EXPOSITION, 1867, THE CROSS OP THE LEGION OF HONOR Was conferred upon the Representative of tLe GEOVEE & BAKBE'S MACHINES. N. B. — It iB advertised that a Contemporary Sewing Machine waß awarded the Gold Medal at the late Exposition afc Paris, but at the office of the Grover and Bakei S.M. Co., 80 CollinsBtreefc, Melbourne, may be seen a certified copy of the Official Award List of the Imperial Commission which shewß that no gold medal was awarded (one Buttonhole Machine excepted) to any Sewing Machine GEOVEE & BAKEE'S CELEBRATED PEEMIUM SEWING MACHINES Experience proves there are only two valuable Sewing Machine stitches : THE GROVER AND BAKER STITCH AND THE SHUTTLE STITCH. Samples of both these stitches in Tarious fabrics, with full explanations, diagrams, and illustrations, to enable purchasers, to examine test, and compaeb their relative merit*, will be furnished to all on request. Those who desire machines which do the best \7OEK, should not fail to test and compaee these stitches for themseiti:3. 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 Starnpß, 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 tne 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, Bilk, 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 its own operation. 6. Its seam, though cut at every sixth stitch, remains firm, and neither runs nor ravels in wear. 7. Itß seam is more plump and beautiful, and retains its plumpness and beauty after washing better than any other. 8. Its seam can be removed in altering garments, AFTEB PBOPEE I^STETJCTIOK, without picking or cutting them. 9. Watching and varying the tenisons upon the threads necessary in other machines is unnecessary in this. The tenison being once adjusted on the Geovee and Bakee Machine, any amount of Bewing 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. He*d office for the Australian Colonies— 80 COLLINS-STREET, EAST, MELBOURNE.