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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIII, Issue 9456, 22 July 1881, Page 1

■_ ■, A LFEED A. CAMERON'S JS6OO( y : J\. Derby Consultation mil finally - close and be drawn a sew days befor« ;, the arrival of the English mail, due vis ) Frisco on 28th July. i Letters or telegram orders may be ir j time up to 25th instant. j If the Lotteries Act passes the Lowe) p 1 House, in August, it will practically '_ prohibit all future Consultations aftei this month. Apply to agents as already advertised, or to s ALFRED A. CAMERON, Box 251, Dunedin. i. TL. C. H OLCHOTT ' I IRONMONGER, OIL, COLOUR, / AND SEED MERCHANT, INVITES inspection of his WellAssorted Stock of ) Farmers and Settlers' Requisites i ——. Builders Ironmongery t 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. Akms and Ammunition. R. C. HOLCROFT/ Victoria Avenue, Wangantji. 1000 DOLLAES BEWAEDTo any Person who will do the same Work on any other Machine as Easily and as Quickly. ■ ' .DAVIS VERTICAL - FEED SEWING MACHINI WAS AWARDED THE O 3XT L Y 1 FIRST PRIZE for FAMILY SEWING MACHINES At the : Sydney and. Melbourne Liternational Exhibitions 1879, 1880, 1881. PRICE, WITH TREADLE, £1 Us 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. Wo will show the Machine in operation' making up Samples- of . the following list of work, which the "Davis" does WITHOUT TACKING. . Plain .and Scallop binding. i Bind dress goods with the same jmateriAl, either scallops, points, squares, or straight. Bind; folds without showing the 'stitches.' • • : | Bind folds without showing the jstitches, 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. : r It puffs. It will do felling, bias or straight, either on cotton or woollen goods. ; It sews from lace to leather with out changing stitch or tension. . For tucking, cording, braiding, quilt- I ing, 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, aud stitch them down at one operation, It will cover the cord and sew the sleeve in at one operation. It Hits. 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 tiimming. 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. ■ Purchasers will be instructed to do All the above Work. ;h. c. fiske & co., Christchurch, Sole Agents for New Zealand ; S. H. DREW, Agent or Wanganui.