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Star (Christchurch), Issue 4428, 4 July 1882, Page 2

NOT QUITE FO DECISIVE AS IT WAS, BUT A LITTLE MOEB OVEEWHELMISG. WE CHALLENGE the representatio of tlie Singer Sewing Maohine Company, or any Of the jnrors on Bewing Maohines at tho Exhibition who vottd for the report coming from that body to controvert the Mlowlng statement of faot3. Messrs Meddings, Cnanington, Dale, and Kiri, we call upon you to defend yomt^ott. Christohuroh International Exhibition, June 15th, 1882. BEPOBT OP COMMITTEE OP EXPEETS. To H. C. Fiske & Co. DEAB, SIB,— In accordance with yonr reqnost wa have examined the New Davis and the New Singer Sewing Maohines, for tbe purpose of oomparing them. In our comparison we nave taken into consideration— 1. The meohanioal principle iavolvod. 3. The qualitj of the material used. 3. The degree of workmanship exhibited. 4. The facility for doiag a good and varied class After taking both machines asnnder, carefully examining every piece, and fully testing their capabilities, we have uo hesitation in Buying that we consider the Davis far the superior machine ol the two. Our reaßonn are as follows :— In both machines the same inothoais adopted for actuating the neadle bar-viz., a crank with roller working in a cam. Thia cam in One Davis maohine is ont out of a solid pieeo of steel and hardened, while in tha Singer it is not Only yory much lighter, but is mado of common oaat The feed apparatus of tho two machines aro very dissimilar. That of the Singer is the usual slip feed Tho Davis has the vertical feod peculiar to itself. Iv this arrangement th» presserfoot holds the material firmly' down tui the needle has reached its lowest point. The pressure is than rolieved and transmitted to the feed ba». Feed bar, needle and material aro thon, by a very simple oontrivanoe; moved forward simultaneously tho required length of 8 Motion is given to the shuttle iv Davis machine as follows. J Aneccentrioatthewheel end of the main spindle gives motion to a vertical levor. This ia turn transmits it through a hall joint of ingenious construction to the only moving part under the maohine, a pivotted lever having at its end an adjustable shuttle carrier. In the Singer Machine a pair of mitre whoelg drive a vertical spin 31e, having at its lower end a crank. A conneoting rod from this crank moves a sliding shuttle carrier. It will bo seen that in the Davis thero are between the main spindle and the shnttlo four points of friotion, the pivot carrying the vertical lever, the ecaentrio,.the ball joiut, and the pivot ot horizontal lever. The two principal movements, the eccentric and ball joint, are adjustable, and the pwts most liable to wear are mado of hardened Bteel. To compass the same work the Sinrer emplcys as points of friction the toeth , of the , mitre wheels, the two joarn'Os of vortical spindle,' the two ends of the connecting rod, and the sliding shuttle carrier. None of those places are adjustable. The small wheels are common castiron, having a certaia amouut of baoklasb, and consequent tondency to rattle and break. Tho connecting rod is a thin bar of iron, with a hole in each end. The end which runa on the crank pin is one of the principal, joints in tbe machine, having a considerable amount ■of work to do with small bearing surface, making it very liable to wear, while, aB before remarked, thßre are no means of compensating for any wear. It will be noticed that the shuttle of the Singer Machine i 8 carried in a slide, to which, a lateral strain ia given by the driving rod, causing a certain amount of friotion, while in tho Davis it in carried by the lever quite free from friction. With -the exoeption of the small roller working the needle bar, there is not a single piece in the tiinger Machine, not even excepting the shuttle, that cannot be out with an ordinary pocket knife, and there are no means of adjusting any wearing part. In the Davis, not only ere most of tho piec9a mada of steel, and temperod, but at every essential point means are provided for taking up any 1 wear. On this point we may tay that where we bod any doubt about the quality of the material employed the pioce was broken and the fracture carefully examined. Having examined the mechanical arrangements of the two machines, we tested their adaptability for work, and wo noticed the very peculiar feed of the Davis, In thi? respect we havo been forced to the conclusion that for &11 pulses, sowing from the thinnest muslin to even through a metal spoon, the Da*ig has no parallel for grasp, or for avoiding that puckering often tho eifeot of the pressure on a fore motion feed. We muat in common honesty express our astonishment at the range and variety ot work accomplished by the Davis, which we aie satisfied cannot be done by the Singer. In sumenarifiing on? report, we repeat that we have no hesitation in saying that wo regexd the Davis as very superior to the Singer in workmanship, material, and the mechanical principles involved, and also in performing a greater rauge of work. We found the Davis to work witii equal ease from the lightest to the heaviest fabric JOHN LEE SCOTT (Scott Bros.) Mechanical Engineer. T. GLUYAS PASCOE, Manager of the Kaiapoi Clothing Faotory. GEO. P. ANTHONY, Meohamcal Expert, frocs NottWold'a, Birmingham. 9375 T HEAT E E I& O T A L . Lessee J. S. Willi3. Stage Manager Mr J. P. "West In consequence of the non-arrival of the scenny, the First appearance ot the English Tragedian ME J. 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