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Wanganui Herald, Volume XV, Issue 4524, 21 November 1881, Page 1

Business Advertisements XT^HO MAKES THE BEST BOOTS "T^THO KEEPS the LARGEST STOCK ? •¥T|7"HO SELLS THE CHEAPEST? THE ANSWER IS E. HANNAH & CO. Therefore HANNAH & CO,, OF THE CASH BOOT SHOP, AVENUE, BEG to inform the people of Wauganui and surrounding districts that they are now showing their NtiVV SHIPMENTS — OF — BOOTS AND SHOES, which will be found, on inspection, to surpass any they have ever yet offered to the public, both as regards Quantity, Quality, and Price. Read th.p following Price List, and then inspect our Stock, and your verdict will be that truly the Cash Boot Shop is the working man's friend :— T" ADIES' Levant Boots ?r lid T ADIES' Kid Boots, 6s 6d T ADIES' Prunell Boots, 5s T ADIES' House Boots, 3s lid T ADIES' Slippers, 3s /CHILDREN S Copper Toes, 4to 6, own V^ make, 3s 6d /~^ IRLS' Do Do, 7 to 9, Do Do, 4s 6d fi IRLS' Do Do, 10 to 13, Do Do, 5s 6d GIRLS' Very High-legged Levant Balmorals, from 4s Gd TNF ANTS' Boots and Shoes, from Is 6d. Ti/TEN'S Watertights, own make, 15s 6d Tt/TEN'S Strong, Nailed Bluchers, 6s lid "Jl/TEN'S Calf Shoes, from 11s 6d |^ ENTS' Patent Boots and Shoes, 8s 6d BOYS' Strong, Nailed Boots, own make, the cheapest yet shown, 6s 6d The Largest, Cheapest, and most Complete Stock of Girls', Boys', and Youths' BOOTS & SHOES IN THE DISTRICT, AT THE NEW TIMES BOOT SHOP, Victoria Avenue K. HANNAH & CO. WANGANUI. THE NEW DAVIS VERTICAL FEED SEWING MACHINE Proved itself Superior to all other Machines at the Melbourne Exhibition. Read the following :—: — COPY OF REPORT. Melbourne International Exhibition, 11th April, 1881. To J. Cosmo Newbery, Esq., Superintendent of Juries and Awards. Sir, — According to your instructions we have made a practical test and thorough examination of the following bewiug machines, viz., the Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheim, and the Davis, and the results of our experiments are set forth in the tabulated statement attached. We find that the Wertheim and Jones all of the Singer type and similar in construction, and should be classed in the same order. The Wheeler and Wilson differs in construction, but the results of our experiments are similar to the former named. As regards the DAVIS, we cannot but agree with the jury that it is very superior to any of the others, and went through every test to our entire satisfaction. We therefore beg to recommend that the machines be placed in the following order:— FAMILY MACHINES: Ist, The Davis ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson, Jones and Co., Wertheim. HAND MACHINES: Ist, The Davis ; 2nd, Wertheim ; 3rd, Wheeler and Wilson,. Jones and Co.(Signed) BOBARDT) Exnerts QUARRY i x P erts - STATEMENT OF EXPERTS AT THE MELBOTJBNK EXHIBITION. DAVIS. Trial on Leather. Tlireads broken 0 Needles broken 0 Stitching Good Long Stitching through thick & thin Good Binding Good Ruffling Good Lace Frilling Good Number ot parts composing machine 133 „ „ bard steel ... 11 „ „ in motion ... 11 Speed 520 Speed in stitchiug 575 Height of arm 4in Gap or open space under arm ... 9in Shuttle movement' Radial Lift of needle ■ l§in Number of accessories 17 Result of Go-as-you-Please Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts :—: — Samples of good work 22 Variation of upper tension 0 „ lower tension J Wertheim Machine. Trial on Leather. Threads broken ... . S Needles broken ' ••• 0 Long stitching through thick & thin Medium Stitching in leather Medium Binding Good Lace Frilling Good Ruflling Blank Number of parts composing machine ; 153 „ „ of hard steel ... ' 2 „ „ in motion ... 8 Speed ../ 450 Speed in stitching 575 Tension Disc Height arm 3£in Gap' length of space under arm ... 7in Shuttle movement Parallel Lift of needle liin Number of accebsorios 15 Result of Go-a«-you-Ploa&o Contest for half an hour in Melbourne Exhibition before Experts :— Samples of work made ... 7 medium i Variation Variation of shuttle tension ... i S. H. DREW, Jeweller, Agent for the new Davis Vertical Feed Sew- - ing Machine, Wanganui. , *T Sold for Cash or* on Time Payments."