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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9456, 21 July 1881, Page 1

ALFRED A. CAMERON'S £6000 Derby Consultation will finally close and be drawn a sew daj^s before : the arrival of the English mail, due via i Frisco on 28th July. \ Letters or telegram orders may be in I time up to 25th instant. If the Lotteries Act passes the Lower House, in August, it will practically prohibit all future Consultations after this month. Apply to agents as already advertised, or to ALFRED A. CAMERON, Box 251, Dunedin. R. C. H OLCHOFT > IRONMONGER, OIL, COLOUR, AND SEED MERCHANT, INVITES inspection of his WellAssorted Stock of Farmers and Settlers' Requisites Builders Ironmongery Agricultural Implements Carpenters' Tools of every description Galvanized Iron Fencing Wire Oils Colours Paints Lime, &c. Garden, Flower, and Agricultural Seeds of all kinds, new and true to name. Arms and Ammunition. E. C. HOLCROFT, Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. 1000 DOLLAES EEWAEDTo any Person who will do the same Work on any other Machine as Easily and as Quickly. DAVIS VERTICAL - FEED SEWING MACHIMI WAS AWARDED THE O KF L 3T FIRST PRIZE for FAMILY SEWING MACHINES At the Sydney and Melbourne International Exhibitions 1879, ISBO, 1881. PRICE, WITH TREADLE, £7 17s 6d. READ THE AWARD : "The new Davis Sewing Machine, being a complete departure from the ordinary Style of Sewing Machines, possessing all the advantages of such ordinary Sewing Machines, and in. addition an increased range of work, with the greatest simplicity of construction, and reduction in number of working parts, we consider it entitled to first place in awards." Seeing is believing : Come one, come all ! Machines shown with pleasure. Samples of Work given away. [Needles and Duplicate parts kept in Stock. Full instructions gratis, and a liberal time-payment system. Every Machine guaranteed. We will show the Machine in operation making up Samples of the following list of wox-k, which the "Davis" does WITHOUT TACKING. Plain and Scallop binding. Bind dress goods with the same material, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. Bind folds without showing the stitches. Bind folds without showing the stitches, and sew on at the same time. It will put on shirt braid and sew on facing at one operation, without showing the stitches. Make French folds. Make French folds and sew on at the same time. Make Milliners' folds with different colors and pieces of goods at one operation, and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two pieces and sew on at the same time.. It will cover the cord and sew it in between edges at the same time. It puffs. It will do felling, bias or straight, either on cotton or woollen goods. It sews from lace to leather without changing stitch or tension. For tucking, cording, braiding, quilting, ruffling, fringing, embroidering, shoe-fitting, tailoring, dressmaking, and family use, it has no equal. It will make wide and narrow hems, hem all manner of bias woollen goods, as soft merino, crape, or goods difficult to hem on other machines. It will fold hems with cords enclosed, and stitch them down at one operation, It will cover the cord and sew the sleeve in at one operation. It kilts. It makes a more elastic stitch than any other machine. It will sew over uneven surfaces as well as plain. It will gather without sewing on. It will gather and sew on at the same time. It will gather between two bands, showing the stitches on the right side at one operation. - It will fell across seams on any goods. It does not change length of stitch on scroll work. It will make plaited trimming. It will make plaited trimming and sew on at the same time. It will make plaited trimming, either scalloped or straight. It will turn a hem and stitch on trimming at one operation. pukchaseb3 will de instructed to do All the auove Work. .■H. C. FISKE & CO., Christchurch, Sole Agents for New Zealand ; S. H. DREW, Agent or Wanganui,