200 an interesting .sketch, HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE, WHIELEB & WILSON sewing machine. Th* Mowing sketch, which ,we hate prepared from the most pliable data, will be read .With interest by thousands whose families have been made happier, healthier and wealthier, by that most beneficent of modern inventions, the; SIEVING. MACHINE, and all who feel an interest in its universal introduction. I’rdm its well known character and standing as the most popular and complete machine in use, we have seleoted the WHEELER & WILSON Instrument for our purpose. This selection' is'al! the more opportune and appropriate at this' time, frbm the fact that the’ WHEELER & WILSON -MANUFACTURING ,COM . wdir/. « ,«i Feeling that the increasing popularity, and extensive sales of their celebrated Sewing Machines demanded a large Emporium for the accommodation pf their nume rous patrons and friends, have‘lately opened one of the most elegant and tastefully-arranged establishments in this city, (No. 704 Chestnut St., second doer .above , Seventh,) wheto all whodesirC can examine their won derful Maohihes in operation. i 1 • A very laudable and popularly-usefUl feature of this splendid new,establishment js a handsome and commo dious Instruction Room, fitted up for the accommoda tion of ladles may desire .to learn to, ; worb on these Machines! the initrtfhtidii being given gratuitously to all who apply (w^ethec, intending to purchase a chine ? o*ifcfiy cfottpetenti $ Jung h&ies MpidyeJ by Messrs. Whkblmi,* tor, that .special purpose. Or, if preferred, instructions are given to purchasers of Machines at their residences,.free of charge. THH SHWINg'N^.GHINE,: ITS OltialH, INTRODUCTION INTO GENEIIAL USB, MOORBSS, AND IXTBNT OP ITS MANUFACTURE. ; ■ '■ V:’. x- ii The,first patent granted, in ; tlus country for a,jna chlnetosew, as labor, was issued Februory 21st, 1842, to John J. (treehough, of Wash ington city, but, so far as we can ascertain, his inven tion, .whatever it yras, was of no .practical use|to the, world, as no. {aaohlpe, exe.ept,,tie,.moi}fl,, sW : #s ever buUt. The seoonff patent was dated March 4th, 1848, Issued to Benjamin W. Bean.-of New fork city. This, though called a sewing machine, was quite unlike any now in use. The olotll w l ai''corr'ugated ) , 'itttd‘a 'lofig heedl'd thrust through the fold, and then;, the cloth? bping straightened, was held together somewhat as it is by basting by; hand. Frobdbiy no mdcliinWtwere ever built for sale, bnt w.e find a patent for the same model re-lssued March 10th, 1849. '■ The third sewifigi jnacMne patent was granted Dei cember 27th, 1818, to George R. Corlies, Greenwich, N. Y., for a Machine similar to Greraough’s, No ma chines were made fbr except- |y the inventor, so far as we can learn. THE ORIGIN OF, THE INVENTION, howethri which hss' bech 'popularized by actual use, may be statjd as follows:; The successful originator of the sewing [machine was an 'apprentice in the shop of a Mr. Davis, ih'Boston, some three or four years More the.tetopf his patent, where he heard his employer Bay 1 to’a person who in quired, a knitting,machine?;” f | *‘Yesj or a sewing maobine.” . “Can you?” the man replied. , “If you can, I will insure you an independent fortune.” *. , *' ! The words “sowing machine'' -atld “independent fortune” rung in the ears of the young. Yankee inven tor. That was the origin of the sevring- machine. From thai mome«ft-his never rested, though he had no idea how the machine was to be made, or for tune acquired.' Me/hadjiiqt much idea of .the latter, even lifter he had accomplished the former. THE INFANCY OF EDWINS 'MAC HINES. Important ns the invention has proved, the public was alow to ,Bee it, and, like many others, it did not bring that "independent fortune” until after years of hope deferred. The infancy of sewing machines needed much, nursing, the, invention_>?«ame near perishing before if was appreciated. After long toiling and 'experimenting, Mr. Howb ob tained a patent; but lie had spent his last dollar, and no one was willing to lend or embark another in such a Utopian. InWrprite as ’mnnufdoturing ‘sewing ma chines, , For a certainty, no one had the power of “ Becond sight" to enable him to see the palatial sewing maehine emporiums that attract the curious upon Broadway or Chestnut street; nor had any one a vision of such a mammoth establishment as that of the Wheelkk & Wilson Company at Bridgoport, where four acres of ground ore covered ry sufficient tb manufacture three hundred sewing ma chines evet#dft£ j 3; ~ --, f ~, 7 - , If those who had iponey for pjpfjtablo investment could have sepn in imagination .what, we hovo in reality, the inventor would, ndt have gone to England in hopes of meeting better suocess there than here, where he met only with disappointment. But he met with little else abroad, and soon found that he must stay and starve before the English people would appreciate the advantages of his invention—advantages that (they hove since twi te the profit of the inventor. "go poor wat heat this tim*. that he "worked-his passage" lsme in p and lapped in New york pennjless, but fuil of . that indomitable Yadkee energy thaMannot he put down by adverse cirdum stanoes. He knew, If the%orld did'not; ; tiy>t he had a machine that would some day be appreciated. IMPROVEMENTS ON HOWE’S MACHINE, AND /fAJCfJf TS. Howe’s patent waa dated Septqinber 10, 1848. The next issue was dated November £3,1(118, to John A. Bradshaw, Lowell, Mass., for a contrivance to-give a continuous tendon to the thread as it unwpunded from the bobbin, and passed through the eye of the needle. May 8, 1843; John BooheldOr, of Boston, took a pa tent to regnlate’ the feeding of cloth anatomically to the machine, and Jonathan S. Conant, of Dracut, Mass., took one of the same date, for the same .purpose, by a different arrangement. These were Issued as “improve ments’? upon Howe's Machine. October!?, 1849; Blpdget&Lerow, of'Boston, obtained a patent, since decided as an invasion of Howe’s patent,' because it made tbs “lock-stitch,” J but by a different method; the shuttle performing a circuit, instead of running back and forth. This invasion of Howe’s paten't'vas a‘benefit to him, becanse it occasioned a,good deabof talk, pad as many of the machines were made and put in operation, the public began to realize that sewing could be (lone by machinery. ~s ~ WILSON’S SEWING-MACHINE PATENTS. The most Important of all the sewing-machine patents ever granted, we those made to A. B. Wuson, of Pitts field, Mass. ? the first, November 13th, 1850. This was for a two-fold improvement of the Howe Machine. 'He recognised the ” lock-stitch ’* as the sine qua non ; but as it was obtained in Howe’s Machine, by moving a shuttle along a slide, which must be kept well lubri cated, and required some power; and had to go and return at every Btitoh, Wilson undertook to produce the same result at each move of the shuttle. T ie qther improvement of Wilson was in the “feed motion,” now. almost universally adopted by ail manu facturers of sewing machines, and by which stitches are egslly, regulated, long or short, as desired. A still greiter.'inipyqvemeut was patented by Mr, OP TUB ? j. V Wilson, Augugt jl201861»i i f'-TbiSi ‘we lobk ;Upon as the most ingenious, aswellas the most-important, of all improvements that have been patented. THE ROTATING HOOK—ITS OPERATION. ; i : The ingenuity of this contrivance is wonderful from its remarkable simplicity; it dispenses with the dirfof lubrication, and requires no addition to thepower needed to driva the machine! while the stitches are made more rapidly.. A good deal of time is also saved in winding the bobbins to form, thejlock-stitehn , t I This invention of the “rotating hook” is. that which has given character to the Whcei.kil & Wilson Machine dnd although the stitch ia the same as that'originaliy produced,by Howe, ho readily acknowledges that, it is i done by a more simple and-,ingenious method. - » The “rotating hook” is upon the end of the-main : shaft’that movOs’aU the work, and is.carved out of so- ! lid steel by a series of the most ingenious machines that j we ever saw in operation. Indeed, it could not bo mailo -1 by any other means, so that every one would be perfect ; and exactly like every other one. As it revolves it ; seizes,the loop' of the thread in the needle the instant ! it passes through the cloth, opens it out and carries It around, thebobbin, so that' the thread is‘then passed . through the loop of the stitch; this is then drawn up , with the thread in the needle, so that thetwoave looped together abeiit half way through the cloth,' forming the ; strongest possible seam," showing the stitching exactly eveii upon both sides, with.no threads above the surface ; to wear off and allow the seam to rip. It is hardly pos- 1 sible that a rncelianical operation can.be conceived that is more siiqple and effective than this, invention B. Wifsoii: 'T :: - THE MANUFACTURE., OF SEEING MACHINES. Very few persons have an idea of the magnitude, which the mahiifnetu'fe of maobinesFras attained* in this country.' ■ : The following persons and companies pay a royalty ; to Mr. Howe, who has recently obtained a renewal of His patept for pevqh years frpm September,.gUjfil: . e , „ The Whekueb B Company,:whop manufac-' ,tory is at Bridgeport,' Conn.', (coverihg ah'area of four acres, and employing abbot a thousand of the most skilful workmon in the United States,) and salesrooms in No. 704 Chestnut stre'et.‘ I. MhSinger k Co,, New-York; Pinkie & Lyon, New York. Wilson 11. Smith, Birmingham; Conn. The Parker Sewing Machine - Company, Madison; Charles IV. Howland. Wilmington, Delaware. Miles Greenwood & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio. N. 8. C. Perkins, Norfolk,, Ohio. , ■ These firms’ 'manufactured and sold, last year, as nearly as we caii ascertain,, about 1 HO,OOO machines: the minority of which ~wepe ' made' s at the, mammoth es tabiishiSent tit the’ WHBiSi;Ek '& WilsoH Company at Bridgeport. ! There is, or was," h sewing machine'manufacturing company at ; Richmond, Vi., hut “Owing to circuml stances,” we can get -no returns of the number made at that . . . , -y| i A brotH4r-df Mi*. IlOwe-ftiso' m&ufMtures a small nuffißefijiii'Netr.jjYbrk,'and, of *a .style; very much likiM fpr some.jfurposes; f v ••-•y ; .4 • So much for the histpry:,o| the inyentibn ; now let us see how the machiu'eh are.madi .- : A DAY IS A SEWING-MACHINE MAN UFA C- "TORY. •' t,:-' . It is a wJiidjiji always to see what ihas,beeh C (fiid ! ]eao be done by ingmiious. -mechanics. We do iiot/know whqro ingenuity lias been more developed than in. the Viuttifift Wilson machine sliopsi at Bridgeport. We cannot describe alt the, curious processes by which a hundred or more machines are finished every-day, but we wilf try'to some generaiidea of the wonder ful art, sjtill, power, and appliance of machinery that gh to theimakingbfa sewing machine. ■. } The least costly, though heayiestpartof the mphine, >is cast iron. For instance, the legs, the treadle,'the fly wheel, thetbed plate, and several minorparts. ;Let us sdppose;a load of pig-iron placed upon'a ear at the Lehigh; Pa., mines, and tun directly ipto the works, which are connected by a side track with the New York and New Haven Railroad, and from that into the furnaee, thence into the moulds which cover the floor of one immense room, and which employ a score of men. . f- .From the foundry the castings ore taken upon smSil railways do the first floor of the finishing shop, .which is a three stony building, 88 feet wide and 550 feet long, wfth lines of shafting from end to end of each floor, which drive two or three tiers of machines;’ttpon the centre of the floor, and lines along each well-lighted side. It is a glorious sight to look through all these; windows from the cars'whiah pass along the front; when all are ablaze with burning' gas, whiebis made upon the spot, to supply the: COO burners required by the workmen. WONDERFUL ACCURACY OF THESE MACHINES. We may here state that one of the secrets of the su periority'ref the /Wheeler, &;WilSqßi nmchiaesj qveijall others is found in the fact of their superior manufacture, ill point of absolute accuracy. It is" this* that fenders them more simple and easy to operate than any others, aid that inakeA them so durable that they will bear usage for almost a life-time without needing to tic re paired, Io order tb insure ifiis p'erfe’ct accuracy in their manufactory, each workman is provided with'a hnr dened steel gaufje for the particular work at wjiioh fie. is’ employed, the standard of which is kept in the iron safe in. the superintendent’s office.' 1 Then, as, ! rnost ;of the men work by the piece, each.day’s work of a finish er is carried to the inspection. room, and if, all passes inspection the workman is credited, so that they earn . from $3 to'ss a day. . " ' j From the inspector’s room the, parts are taken;; as *' required, to the plating, gilding, japanning, and orpa-, meeting rooms, and to the workmen who put the ma chines together, all of which; after being carefully ad- ' justed, are thoroughly proved, but are never-ready for - sale until they have passed a; final inspection by a man who sees that each one', works • perfectly, no matter whether a 5 high* or| low-cost one,'and that bach' has its quota of needles and bobbins ahd tlols. When- packed for shipment, the oases are lowered from the inspection room and placed directly upon the care ofi the New York and New Haven railroads. : THE WOOD WORK FOR CASES, &c. This branch of-the establishment is very extensive, ocoapyihgi hundreds ofi-yrprkmen. J,ln making.tables,- all are formed of-layers, of wood crossing.tiie course of the groin, five layerß deep, firmly, glued .and pressed together, so they can neither splitmorwiirp 1 The cases, sorpe.of whiph ar.e vjery.rich,rosewood, or other costly material, are made in the same why. We connted some of the rides of the cases in course of con struction,’of ten thicknesses. Then there is a vast quantify of lumber made into packing-boxes, in which machines are shipped to almost all parts of the civilized world, Y , ' The same skill is exercised in the wood department that we find in the iron, by substituting machinery for 'manual labor, so that one man, on the average, does as much as ten men,could without machinery,, and by this means p aces it out of the power of individuals to compete in-the manufacture of machines, if there were no patents to interfere. ■ : i 1 THE MAKE SEfINGrriMAOHINES. There is a study in the men as well as the machines. If these are specimens of “Northern mudsills, ’’ the su perstructure of society never can be shaken down. Here is a man with his shirt sleeves rolled* up and bis arms begriramed with oil and iron who was the repre sentative of the town last year in the State .Legislature, and who worthily filled the station. Hero is another who, we suppose, is worth; $75,000, And here are scores of them who own these neat, hand some dwetlingssenttered around East Bridgeport, who live in oomfnrt and independence. !Do yon believebthey are men of intelligence ? Lo"k at them, Watoh them as they-isipie in a stream from the workshops oh the way to dinner; ’ There is not a stolid face among the entire'number. - THE “ NAMEY OF T,HBt: WHEELIR % WILSON : MACHINE,; ; Tho name is accidental. A; B. Wilson was an in .ventor. NATiiAttiEi; Wrt&Lißir was’a manufactured, Mi ‘(Smsn #tiaitplisit antUcircumstances brought them together, and their joint productions were called the “Wheeler * Wilson Machines.” In 1852 they turned out from a small shop - in Watertown, Conn., eight or ten machines per week, mostly hand-made, and coarse compared to those made . fbr less Gian half the cost in 1862. The number of *|*'chines made in succeeding years show an unparal - ielcd increase, until now the number manufactured an nually, we believe,' exceeds fifty thousand machines. It is a' remarkable fact? that, notwithstanding the 1 loss' , of the boasted Southern trade, their manufacture and sales last year were vastly larger than they had ever been'before.-- : The Wubbler & Wilson Company is composed of a ! company of stockholders, which is managed by a Pre sident and‘Directors, and it is only an act of the most siinple j ustice to the stockholders and the public to say | that it is the opinion of the public who know him, that I no company ever liadia more cfficieut President .than 1 Nathaniel Whbeleu, ;who.:;has)never?-hesitated a mo j ment in the faith that the world would appreciate a 1 good sewing machine sufficiently to recompense' the manufacturers for au outlay of a million of- dollars in facilities for manufacturing; and he has always been ready to ai'opt every improvement; until the perfection ! of workmanship and height of ornamentation, combined with usefulness, have nearly been achieved.' • ; ■: v SAVING OF MONEY AND tABORINTHE USE OF ‘ SEWING MACHINES—VALUABLE STATISTICS FOR S FUTURE REFERENCE. j The following calculation only approximates the saving of time, which is money, by the use of sewing machines.. The. writer gives a fair, calculation upon, oply four articles for which the machine iß».,used, yet/ ltfok at the ’bum total! Look, tod, at the time saved* in evfery family, and think of the aggregate. * If we' calculate the annual average profit from the use of sewing machines .at $25 each, which ia aj very reasonable sum, considering how many of them are in daily use, it would give. $955,125 for those ma nufactured, in. the year 1.861, under Howe’s patent,, to say nothing of all-previously.made, or- those, under other patents. ■' ; : We give the following item as a trustworthy calcula tion of saying: , ; - The importance of the sewing' machine io the manu facturing interests of the United States is estimated at $342,000,000 annually, The annual saying by the machiue.is estimated, on [j, ; Men’s and Boy’s Clothing in New York ; city alone :’... $7,600,000' Hat'S and' C1ip5....;;.,; 462,500 Shirt 8050m5..;..,............; 832;70j8 Boots and shoes, iu Massachusetts 7,600,060 It hh#revolutionized thirty-seven distinct depart ments of manufactures, and in no branch df sewirigdan it be dispensed with -where time and health are re garded.- •?/ , <■: In Troy, N. F . where the first practical trial pf the 'Whebleh * Wilson Seirnig Machine iVas’made iu 1852, for' Shirt work, about 'B,OOO are now used, and in the shirt manufactory of Messrs. Winchester Davies 1 , where the second trial was made, 400 are now ixsed. The number of shirts manufactured at this (establishment, is about 10,01)0 per - week. ; A; machine with an attendant will dp the,work, of. six hands, and He estimated saving annuajly,, by the machine, is $240,000? ■ (iSfr Shifts' are improved iif quality; and wery many who could'not do even passable work by band, become prime -workers on the machine. Indeed,, less taleht is required'for a machine operator than for band sewing. ti'--^.i^-. i The -number of shirt bosoms manufactured in the of BhilaHelphia is estimated at 36;0ti) per day,’ or 1 upwards of 10,0D0;000 annually, forming sea'ms'iong etwwgh, to.extciwi around the globe. An operator with a Machine can stitch 100 to ASO per day, or, if the ma «Ajiße :be me by power, twice that number; while by baimf six bosoms would be a day’s work. , , The manufacture of skirts and mantillas are branches offimaraess that owe their development almost entirely ts the, sewing machine. . Fashion and taste demand frequeent changes, and by band process of manufacture -but a small portion of the required number could be made before tike style would be changed; By the sew ing nrachine the facilities of production are equal to the emergencies. The millions of garments are fur nished as required, and the whole nation cloth ed ac cording to the prevailing fashion.'' ' . One house in New York' makes 200;000 mantillas per anuum. The eight yards of seams, and twelvo of bind ing, in making one, are done in half an hour far more tastefully than by hand. * • . ? The manufacture of white work and infant'aclothing ; have became specialties. , A flourishing drygoods house in New York have organized an extensive sewing de partment,'in connection -with their store, employing fourteen sewing machines; andTso sewers, cutters, and fitters. Purchasers -select the material , their measure is s taken; ths. articles are, sent, home, .ready, for , wear, greatly, to the accommodation of. the, customers and profit to the merchants. This idea is worthy of being adopted in Philadelphia, and will no doubt soon be improved upon. . P. S.—Since writing the above paragraph we learn that the WhkklSr & Wilson Agency, at No. 701 Chest- ' mit Street, have just refitted their elegant: second, story room, where they .will keep a full assortment of ladies’ and children’s ready-made clothing, of the latest style and finish. ' ' ..... , The sewing machin'e Js;second; inJ importance to no other mechanical agent of human power, and it is no experiment;At isaneclmowledge'd fact. Itiis not only’ a'necessity to •aU maqufaetarers where stitcl&s are used, b,ut it. is a family, necessity, one that no family can afford to do without. .‘ £ ; t V .; • , -The sewing machine compares with hand labor as the steatn engine dpes with .horse-power'.l ' *< The Wheblsk & "Wilson Company has prepared ta bles, ’shewing; by actual ‘experiments of four d ifferent' workers, the time required to stitch each part of a gar ment by hand' and' with this sewing machine. ' Sub joined is a summary of several of the tables: ! By'Machine, By Hand. Heirs. Minutes. Hours. Minutes. Gentlemen’s Shirts.... 1 16 , 1.4 . ,26 Frockqpoats...,. 38 16 35. s|tin;Yests... i 14 7* -' 19 ! Linen Vests 0 48 ' 5 14- Cloth Pants.....' 0 61 Summer Pants 0 38 2 50 Silk Dre55..,...,.A.,;;;...vl ; nl8; 8 27 Merino Dress -I :nA-4"I 8 .27 1 * Calico-Dre55............. . 57 t ; • 8. jPJ chemisS..AL..i...Ai;.::i..;.i' i ' . V'■ ’io 1 ' s il ' Moreen 5kirt..'.....0 ’35 * 7 28 Muslin Skirt..; .0 30 - 7 1 Drawers'. ....’0 28 Night Dress. 1 Silk Apron '. 0 15 Plain Apr0n............. 0/' ; 9 NUMBER OF STITCHES MADE PER MINUTE; \ By Hand. : With Machine.' Ratio. Stitching fine Linen 24 -. 640 - 1 28 Stitching Satin. 24 . ' . 520. ~ 1 .22 < , Stitching 5i1k.....A...;...30, - 650 .. : 18 Seaming fine, C10.th.,..., .38 ’ ~ 504 16 : Patent Leather, fine stitch- " ®- ' jlng 7 , 175 ' 25 Fitting Ladies’ Gaiters. 28 010 18 Stitching Shoe Vamps...lo 210 * ■ • 21 ■ Binding Hats 1 . ........33 874 t .11; s When the machines are driven by power, the ratio is,much higher—l,soo and 2,000 stitches ,per minute not being an unusual average. ’ , ’ Y ' jSeams of a considerable length are ordinarily sewed,,! with tlie best maebines, at the rate of a yard a minute, and that, too, in a mannerfar superior to hand Sewing. Garments are-noir made- entirely by it, with the ex ception of sewing on buttons.- I,aces.are stitched on; folds, tucks, gftiters, and plaits are laid and .stitched; cord run in, binding put on, quilting done after elabo rate and beautiful design's. Y • The variety of work done with it is, almost incon ceivable. It sews leather or cloth, from the stoutest wooteii down tb the finest cambric, turning the mosi delicate hem of a, lady’s handkerchief without any as sistance oYattbntion from the operator. It will stitch, up and sew in the sleeves .of, a, gentleman s coat,, and one form of it was invented lo’work buttonholes. . , We also find that by a, attachment to the Wheeler & Wilton machine'seams can be corded, or ornamental embroidery by cording can be put on -with : great rapidity; ; \-_f- . ; For nearly ten years we have had a Wheeler & Wife on machine as a constant companion in- the ordinary family sitting-room, having purchased one when the plainest sortsold for $lOO. From time to time we have adopted most of the new but the oijginal idea-remains, andwillforerer, We jook’upon this ma chine as the good gcniusof the household. It is pstimated that there toe 1 how 086.10, the .city, of New Yorjk and vicinity not less than KfiJOOO 1 Wheele£ ' &' Wilson. SewingMaeMnes, add (here, where? they are' best known, is where they stillls'ell best. In Philadel phia there are upwards of 6,0000 f these celebrated ma- I'cbines in tise, and the sales are greatly on the increase. Instead-of injuring the trade Of the seamstress, it has proved to her a hlessing. It is used in such a variety of Ways, and so cheapened clothing that it has.created and given more employment to sewing-women, ind improved their health and comfort. , j' ‘ ; A rent collector tells us that henever fears tb' trust a woman Who owns one of these machines! . - - , .We sincere|yiopenhat the , tim'e i WilU,Opnclae when every family in this city and' throughout’theland will rejoice in the possession of a Wheeler & Wilson Sew ing Machine, andftjwt theunfiual product pf their great manufactory, at Bridgeport, instead of being a hundred and fifty thousand will be a half million ipiachin'es, ,as they could be still further reduced in price, in order to place them, within 'the reachof those ifi the humblest’ circumstances! LATE SEDUCTION IN THE Ffc*CES!;:< fi v: lio. 3 MACHma !nn !vnl Plain Table. *£• §45 00 •Half Case, -i „•.s*; wVfm* r-.-'.-52,00. Half Case, Polished, Black Walnut or Mahogany. 55 00 > : '•?; ■ ! ’sb/’4 r, MACHiSßp’!^iltf,”mTH i ''' ' ; i 5/ Plain Table.- ... ... . 75 00 Plain Tahla, | Every Machine is sold with-a'l Machines ore sold coraplete, witl Presser, New Style Heinmer and The ‘lock stitch” r made by th< .Machine is formed with tnio threat face of the fabric seped, and interlc in the pejitre.pfit. It.forms an f not be ravelled, and presents the'same appearance upon ; each surface. - Itsexcellenceis nollpngjer .problematical. It is as firm and elastic, as. the,fairi|j sewed, and is.not affectefty tile actum of lie sm6othi&g*iron or any othlr wearing suffice;' 'lt’Wßtt last as [ong 'a's''the , article'if- Belf, The sales every yealr of till family sowing machine are larger than thole ck Stitch," and ranks' highest on account of thfe elasticity, permanence, beauty and general desirable.-, ness of the stitching when dqne/andthe wide range of its‘application. V j This report was in accordance with the previous re peated awards at the fairs of tbellnited States, and other agricultural societies. ; , , It is a splendid and well-deserved ( compliment to the Wheklbe & Wilson Machine, that wherever it has been exhibited in competition with others it has taken the - HIGH 3ST PREMIUMS. ; The highest premii ms were awarded .to Wkbkl]er..& WiLsoN at the Intern itional Exhibition, London, 1R62; Industrial Exposition, Paris, in 1861,.andat the Fairs of the Baited States J ceni American Instit ite; New Yorh; Mechanics’ As sociation, Boston; Branklm Philadelphia ;.-. Metropolitan Mecbanics’ilnstitutc, Washington; Mary-. land Institute, Baltimore; Mechanics* Association, Cin cinnati; Kentucky, Institute, Louisville; Meohdnieal Association,, St., Louis;, Mechanics’, Institute, San ’ Francisco. 'Also, at Ihe .State Fairs’ of Maine,'-Ver mont, Connecticut, Kew York, New, Jersey, Pennsyl vania, .Virginia,lMismssippi,: Missouri, {DhidJ Indiana, ■Jowa, Tennessee, Illinois, Kentucky 1 , Miohigan, Wis consitr, California; :b,esides ,hundred* of County SOME ADDITIONAL FACTS WHEELER ■' ;r ' & WILSON SEWING MACHINE. . _ 4 : " C '? 4 , 7 -r- 10. 4 16 1 26 - ’ It would be folly to attempt atfy higher eulogy upon; tbe world-renowned Sewing Machine of Whkelnr & Witsps (sold in this city at their elegant warCbofise, N0.',704 Chestnut St.,) than the statement of the fact, that wherever, the. WiiEsrEß & WiUsOtf . Sewing -Ma chine has blen exhibited for competition, either on thi* or the other side ofthe Atlantic, it has, without a singlo exception, taken the highest premium. So true is this .that wherever this compliment has been 1 extended to any iithqr nytohuie, it nifty be taken as pr6&f',pomtive; that .the Whkelbu & Wilson instrument was not ex hibited at all; this, in itself, is such fact, that to inuitiply.words, about, it.to’pebpltj of’intelligence, ■would be useless. Nevertheless, there-are a number of incidental facts connected with thiMamily machine thatthe people ought to'know, a few of which we take the liberty of introducing: here iU the following order; ; Ist. The yearly sales!of .the Jftsaauiß & Wilson ‘Sewing Machine (sold in this city at No. 704 Chestnut Street,) are larger than those of all other sewing ma chines combined. ~ 2, r:' i 6th. The bobbin which holds the under thread inthe Wbebler: & Wihsok Machine is so constructed that when empty no care and; very,little.time is reqnired to fill it. The bobbins on the shuttle machine, on the con trary. require considerable care in order to wind the cotton, on them evenly, and ifthe is done by aninexperienced hand, the result, is that the thread will not unwind freely, and will break. '. ; , ; 7th. The-singjlira/y of . the "W/heeler ~&..Wilbon Ma chine .renders its movements so easy that a child can. work it, the weight of the feet alone being Sufficient to move it. It wilt work with all kinds of sewing j silk, cptton, or linen thread, ‘ and will sew all kinds of mate rials, from' the' thinnest gauze to the' heaviest cloth or leather. It is- used' by thousands of tailors;; dress makers, hatters, cap makers, hoop-skirt manufacturers, shirt ! makefs, and seamstresses. fl . ! - 1 ■ 'V ' - . ’ Bth.,For ropi ,; 9th. It is so noiseless in its operations thitconver sation may he carried 911 in the ordinary pitch of voice iu .a wofk-room where a score of the machines arc in motion. • 7 -.;U ■ i 10th. Another very gy?at advantage thatth'e Wheeler & Wilson Machine possesses over others/ is found in the fact that the work on it is carried on in its natural way; from lei.t to right; which enables the operator to ,adjust the work more readily; and ; without any change l! from the upright posture; while machines Which carry ; *g)e work from the operator require an inclination of the body, (detrimental to health,) in order to adjust; the material as it passes from under the needle. . * v i 1 1th. As an ornamental piece of workmanship, the .Wheeler & Wilson instrument *:is worthy a place in the.njpst.elegantly furaisbed»par3or„a fact,whieh; ; ye:np ,ders it peculiarly des’rable.and appropriate- as a gift. Some of the cases are of rosewood, walnut, or maboga , nyVinrhished, with sets of drapers for the. reception of , cottons, sewing . silks,, &c-, and ,when the doors are closed; there are few articles of furniture more exqtn- ' sitely l beautiful. d-i*V!-:»’ *•; -;-i v 1 • ;• - For these and sundry other reasons/nd household’ in the land is complete without a Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine.. - 7? . , j They are’ within the reach of everybody, being made ■■ 1 to shit all tastes and circumstances; and the plainest in finish; whiehooBtss4s, will work aswell as one-which ; costs $200.. . .;; / ";■ v ’...j.: We advise quf readers to .preserve;’these facts, ,and . post them conveniently for futurepreference, and sug T gestthat when they want the best sewing machine in the world, they go to the office of -WuEELEtt & Wilson’s neW agency iu &is city,’No. 704 Chestnut street, and get it. ,'STIIH teinmer. Nos. 1 and 2 i the’New Glass Cloth Braider. 1 STITCH.!’. - ■ WnEELER &WILSON uponeachsar-. ocked with'.each other ” .t* >l. 'fattie seam, thatjcan^ WHEELER & WHSbS’S DIRiCTIbNS TO' POR- 1 Messrs. Wilson have,printed. circulars, for. gratuitous dUtrißhtioii, containing fine Wood-cut illustrations/of all thefr’different priced machines,' and alitheir individual parts, together With’ the moot expli cit .direefions. for./their use, printed in BogUsh; German, Spanish, French, and other languages, for the conve ‘ nience of. ! tbei'r customers in all > parts. of the world. These circular's are got up in a very beautiful and ar tistic manner, and are no less creditable than they are interesting contributions to the illustrated literature, of the day. They can be had by calling at the rooms of their agency in this- city, No.: 704 Che tout’ street, or, will’send by mail'omapplicatibh. ;; L-.> : They have also Issued neatly-printed circulars,‘coh , tammg picttifial and full historic tions oP the various kinds, of stitches made., by alt the sewing machines in use, including the “ through-end- ] through”‘stitch, the" ‘'running” stiteh, “stitch-rip ping,-” “single thre*(d chain stitch missed, ’’ the “lock” stitch; also, the exact appearance of a “ line ot lock stitches;” of “gathering lock-stitches,” Of thread chain stitches,” single thread chain, double thread chain stitch left loose,” “double-thread chain stitch drawn up,” “ double; thread chainstitch ironed and worn off,’’ “double thread Chain stitch-with stiteh dropped,” lo6k stitch dropped,” and “ double-thread .; chain stitch on a bias and broken.” : f, ’ : ' ; THE QUESTION OF “TENSION.” ’ Besides the feed and-the machinery foe making the': stitdh, the tension of the threat! has commanded, more , attention than anything else. No matter what the •- stitch Bade, this difficulty lias' to he mfel ■ _The trouble has been to so adjust .the: strain uppn the. tjvo‘ threads, . that the point of interlockiagjhaH be jn the proper ■position, This,is a,matter, of great difficulty when the thread is! used from theioriginal spool, on account of the irregularity with which; these spools are made. In f ■ the WheElbß & Wilson machine this diffibultylifts been' 1 Overcome in a most successful manner.» The lower . thread.is rewojind.on.a metal spool of such'size as to hold about 60 or 60 yards of No. 80 cotton, so that a spool of 200 yards will fill the bobbin four times. Less 7 than a minute is requisite' for revfihSing a spool. Five minutes per day is more than would he required for- ’’ winding all the.thread a housekeeper Would use during the day. In sewing no attention is then, paid to the lower thread;,and the-teu-'ipn of itbeing : automatic,:the regulation of the upper ttiread ia alone necessa ry. The thread is fed from the origihar spool without any rewinding; to a small pulley, and the applicaliou 1 of (( slight pressure to this by a .small thumb-serew is all that is requisite for. p perfect tension. ' In the double-thread chain-stitch machines the "two threads are used for .the original spools, and the diffi culty of adjusting the tension .of the two threads is greatly, increased this fact. > tion ofthe tension properly on this kind of machine is more difficult than, bn any other.. Jis the great waste ;of thread in forming this stitch is found on the lower side; the replacing of the exhausted spool is about as frequent as the refilling of the,spool in the Wheeler. & ’ Wilson machine. And any one at all conversant with' a the two kinds'ofmachines knows that more time is re quired in supplying the spools, threading the lower ‘ crooked needle of the d6uble;jthvead chain-stitch; ma- r chine, and adjusting the tension,, than in rewinding the lower thread for the Wheeler &-Wilson; machine, 7 which never breaks. Has quietly, settled down in favour of the Whkeler.jS; Wilson insframent. This is fairiy attested ii§ (lie fact that .although the double-thread chain-stitch li.is been j,) clamorously recommended to the public for nearly ten years as far superior to the .lockstitch, yet of the 46,- 248 machines returned to Mr, Howe as sold in 1859/ ■barly 40,000 make the lock-slilch, showing the ver dict of the public in this matter. The Committee of the American Institute, Near : York, appointed to examine sewing machines, made' a ■long, elaborate, and able report 'of much interest to the public, in which the Wheeler S Witsos'machine is given the pye-emincnce beyond a peradventure. The .reportsayi: ■• ■ In view of these facts, v 7■* PUBLIC opinion Class Ist includes the ShutUe or for family use,'' and for manufacturers in the same range of purpose and material. The Committee has as signed this class the highest-rank, on account of the “ elasticity, permanence, boauty,and general desirable ness of the stitching when done," and the widerange of its application! , At the head of this class theyplace the & Wilson Machine, and award it. the highest premium. This has been the, uniform award for this machine throughout the country for sereral years, and we think no disinterested person will dispute its justice aud propriety. ■" ■' ' ’ SOME! OP- THE GRAND. RESULTS OF. -THE WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINE. From what has been already said it -will bet seen that the Whebi.es & WinsoN Sewing Machine, sold in this city at No. 704 Chestnut.street, is not an experiment to be -tried, hut a success achieved, with benefits far exceeding the most sanguine expectation. The steam engine and" the magnetic telegraph bare not proved more beneficent in the commercial world than has this in the domestic. From feeble beginnings, in 1852, and embarrassed by prejudices from the imperfections of machin’es then before the public,-it has entirely revo lutionized' needle-work, and won for the SewingMa c]jpne a recognition -as being second to no mechanical agent. .... With the invention of this sewing machine, a new* era* dawned njion worfian, which will that fail to he marked upon the health,, yirtne,. and happiness of -fu ture generations. orators; divines, philoso-. I 4/ ........ : .-..t p phers; and economists, hare descanted upon its be ar in'ga on social interests and the destiny of woman:. Major General-N. P:’ Banks; 'in' Ms address at the Crystal Palace, declared that: “The Sewing.’ Machine will work -as great’a change in families as railways hare in communities and States.” The ladies them selves. have been most earnest in its praise. Not only in private, but in'public, through the press, ladies of the highest social standing, and authoresses of the first distinction, have exerted their influence'-in its be half. Mrs. E. Oakes'Smith has for more than four years earnestly employed her pen in advocating its general introduction into families. Sljffi says: Of the WHEELEE & WitsoH Machine we earn speak with entire clearness and confidence after the- use of one four years-or more in our family. f Wc look Upon it as one of the benefactors of the-age, and- one which will constitute'an era in the history of-woman. Its song should he: “Click! click! click! - ' While the cock'crowslond and'free, And,click!click! click! ■- *, - ■-* Is a merry sound to me, ’ ’ With bodice trim and neat , ' i , Shallbeantifulgrow and brave, . . "... ■■ • -In the light of our happy land." • ■ > • So fully has’ the WhV.eleb. &Wiisok Sewing -Mar chine commended' itself to public favbr, that it is now looked upon as indispensable in every branch of in- diistrj requiring %Wing. Not only, are' the -wants of ' housekeepers fully ;,met, the machine iafound. a, •nectssitg foT the seamstress; dreas-inaker, tailor, manu- facturers'of shirts, collars, cloaksjmontnias, bathing, hats, caps, corsets, ladies’ boots, linen-goods, umbrellas, parasols, etc. Some of .these branches of business hare attained gigantic'proportions,; anil it is not nnusnal to find front, 100 to 400 sewing /machines,, used inn 'dingle manufactory.- This is not-sorprising when the.efficiency of the machine is considered. . THE WHEELER & WILSON MACHIp ;lN THE FAMILY. By none has the Sewing Machine been.morc grate fully -welcomed than iy ' thi JSousekeejiSf,’ who* is at>’ longer equal to the hardens imposed upon her by ne cessity, fashion/and iaste. A comfortably provided wardrobe for a family, consisting of husband, wife, and fivo children wonld be:abont as follows!: For the husband.—One dozen shirts,, with bosoms and collars; four night shirts; two,~pairs ;of under sljirts and‘drawers; one dozen of ; poeket and neck kerehiefs;’ one dozen pairs of stockings; one morn ing gown; one overcoat aridtwo dress’cdats; tbhee pairs of thick pantaloons and three thick vests, for winter;. two coats, .three pairs off pantaloons, three, vests and one over coat for spring ami- fall ; and for' summer, three.coats, six pairs of.pantjaJoqqs and live vests. The wife'would require l one' dozen dresses, of different materials; [ ah equal number of skirts.'andas under-garments; one winter otoak and various oiher oufeii 'garmcnts. acoordiug,‘to fas Mon ; orie;doze» r ■< , -? rif • - pairs of hose and gloves, besides/nomeroos cuffs*eoJ- Jdrs, imder-sleeves, aprons, handkerchiefs, &o. Each of the five children would require more changes than either of the parents, because they soil them moire readily,,, wear ,them more rapidly, and also outgrow some. V i: ’ ■' t ■ I Bed-linen for ; fire, beds might consist of, ten pairs of sheets and blankets, ten pairs of* pillow-caseaand bolster besides coverlets, comfortables, ; quilts, ticks, &c. Table and toilet linens might be set down at half a dozen, table-elotbs, four, dozen napkins, and four, dozen towels. In addition' to the above, there are bonnets, hoods, caps, curtains, carpets/'eovers, &c., that require the use of the needle in preparing them. Crochet, embroidery, arid "other fancy work demand attention. /Some of the .articles ahove spfeeified do not require renewing annually, hut .they alt .need more or Ites repair. The scantiness of the porsemmst be ; eked oqt by careful stitching and darning, which renders tho amount of work about equal to making the gar ments anew. , , J Many articles of clothing areindeed purchased ready made, but in many cases they are, so pooWy made, and in all cases so bad a-fit, that the purchase is a choice ojf evils, , and not ,of taste. ' ' / r, ' 1 | It is evident, however: from the above Inventoryiwf the family wardrobe, that no one‘pair of hands is ha i - - . ;t««; \ - • •* / aided, oompetent.tothe task it imposes. ; The faithful yife and mother struggles hard daily under this accu mulation of labor, in connection with her/otljer house hold duties—children, cooking, cleaning; washing, &c:'; but, when the 'Mow of the family a#e hushed'ip sTmh l|er, she plies her hu'syueedle aptil the clock has chimqd the midnight hour. and'woj*,. ifith- eyelids hedvy andtredfl she foils at"her,-endlew. tjwk. until her /brain, grows Sissy and her lyes ! j Tb f Sewing Machine furnishes relief from these evils, dnd. restores to Von Jan time fe|tjm.f ! i^iiSw , ahd>mh: : ni tiro of life,-.the proper carts of herxhUdren. and hey own eulturo.;^^' of DEC. 10, 1863. are cheaply purchased for her at theprice of a Sewing Machine. The testimony before the Patent Commissioner is pertinent to this point: Rev. Dr. TvHosaid.in substance, that in view of-the beneficialeffect of Sewing Machines, he has taken much inierCat in endeavoring to have poor wombn' supplied witb-them; and, as a resnjt of Ms ob servation,,-that their,.condition was much improved by them, and timt “ intelligent sewing women are now ge nerally Satisfied of ike importance and value of these machines- THE PECUNiART ADVANTAGES OF THESE MA- 2 CHINES. Nor are the pecuniary advantages less. Instead of thtf half dollar paitf for'a ddl, lengthened far into the nightj she receives from five times that amount few a day’s employment of reasonable hours. Inde ed, _ia thousands of eases has t*be presentation of a sewing machine'vindrared'aa object of-charitywelf-supporting, and converted her into a thrifty and willing almoner. -Mothers support families, and young women be come ca pjtalists. ,It is not unusual to find the owner of a sewing machine earning from $5O to $lOO per month. EIdINENT OPINIONS OF THE WHEELER & WIL r *son Dewing machines. !! We conclude our sketch with the following quotations from’ the hundreds of commendatory letters, &e., that i tbe Wheelei & lVilson Company are coostantly receiving from all parts of the world : , I have great pleasure in hearing testimony to the value of^your'Sewing Machine. It is the realization of all our imaginings-of household fairies and good hard working brownie-that' ask for no payment. . ' . Mai How itt. What f the steam- engine proves, compared to horse- power, fceautiful machine is when set in opposition to tie slow, patient progress* of theordinary needle. Ansa S. Stephens. I Bad y our machine invaluable. I have used it& year, and it has never been out of order. The stitch is very durable, anS can be adapted to fine or coarse materials. It works -with the rapidity of a dozen hands ; saves much time, ihtigue, and expense. One of your machines is used in my father’s fuinUy, another in the household of a sister, and others by‘various friends. The opinions of all accord with that! have just expressed.- Of it we can spealcwith entire clearness and confi- dence, after the use of one four years or more in our family. We look upon, it as one of the benefactions of the age', which will constitute an era in the history of woman. - ' Mbs. Ji. Oakes Smith. ,i Mrs. Hinton desires me, to express to yon her entire satisfaction with your Sewing Machine. Imay add that, judging from the frequency of the rapid tick of this ma chine, it promotes both industry and pleasure. My purse bearswitoess that the Sewing Machine, among its other exceU.ehd.CSj is a household economy. Tour admirable A*eedfe woman is the only seamstress that defies‘extortionate men. They cannot cheat it. nor Btarve'it,nar deprive it of sleep, nor tire it out, nor make its hands weary.' It is a worker that is a match for the most unwearied and avaricious manufacturer. At-last lam thankful that there is a M achine-Woman that cannot be oppressed nor kept in suffering. Bey. Hbnbx Wabd Beecher. ' I take pleasure in saying that the Sewing Machine p urchaßed of you by me, has been wholly serviceable. » ‘ Bev. SasiueUDsuood, D. D. : There isbut one Sewing Machine, and that is Wheeler fiWilson’s. -Judge Meigs, of the American Institute. ' ’ The most practical invention adapted to. common nee.—Com. Mechanic*’ Institute , Baltimore. T W'wiiryrqrk.as great a cbaDge in the family, as rall wayshave in states. Hon. H. P. Bases. . . . We prefer them for family use.— Tribune. They are the favorites for families. —Tim e». ’ ’ \ It has no rival. —Stkntific American. ! Works more uniformly than the hand.—Herald. > Equal to nine seamstresses. —Some Journal. ; Analmost perfect instrument. —Evening Pose. ■ ■ TAs machine for family use, —Advocate and Journal. Most honorable to American genius.—lndependent, tile cannot imagine anything more perfect Eoan gt~ Wißgrve 1 entire satisfaction.— Observer. The beßt ever invented.— Christian, Enquirer. A triumphof mechanical genius.— Urt’e Dictionary, In looking for the best, see these. — Examiner. Indispensable in every,family. —The Preacher, ' | We praise i t with enthusiasm.— Christian InteUtgencei- A swift fingered sister of charity.—s. S. Adtrocate. : Worthy of the highest award . —Sabbath Retarder. It surpasses all others.— Ladies’ Repository. ■■ : A benefaction of the age.,— Putnam?a Monthly, It is an American institution. —Snickerboektr. • A, complete snceess. —Rational Magazine. I j Mft|lcsli|n opCratieh.— Mrs. Stephens' Monthly. Jtis eminentlysuperior. JDietienarg of Mechanics, i Beyond;®!! questions the Machine.—Zt/e J lllustrated. j The stitch cannot’ be unravelled —American Agricul turist. . : / They maintain thepre-eminence.—BrpreCr. Saves the time and health of ten women.—Wafer Citre. ! Our hotraeholdismecstacles.wiih iL~Porter T t Spirit. Its superiority Is nHyissßiwiig"' Journal.- Its superiority is obrjpos.— -Homeheld WorJs. ■ Hand sewing csanot equal TabUt. ■ fasMonabie ireri*— I JDaffp lfem. Are pTe-erainentljsuperior.— Visitor. ' One of «rar boos'ebofd gois.— if.'-Si Journal. Jtfnr hailed Ip .eriry jßsefc. j It has no EiiperioT.—Dirpotch. ■ Pretty, akajpenl.—Zewtw'j j Hare hoeqnal in family use. —Magical World. ! ThebeSt'suitedfor sowing Journal. j Combine every requirement.— Magazine. \ It combines everyessential.—iiirriy * jVastly superior tp'all othera—CoWm Prize. i We entirely preferthem.-— Mother's Journal. ■ ! - We cannot tinyra its praise.— Mem Yorker. 1 IARGEKEMANfc FOR TUB WHEELER & WIL- - V ki' IS' Jj ‘ ■s, ■ ■• < • ,t. i* ■ SON SEWING MACHINE K>R PRESENTS- The beauty and efficiency of the Wheeler k Wilson machines haveahtaysmade them a great.favorite for presenting purposes. We trust that thtehint wilt t» acted upon, especially as purchasing gifts is note port icniarly in sea -800. ' Certainly, for!Christmas presents, holiday gifts,, bridal presents, oi-jpreseuta to'any Ihdy, there could be nothing more eiq