1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: Newton Wilson and Co
1675. NEWTON WILSON, and CO., 144 High Holborn, London.
Family and manufacturing sewing machines, and patent carpet sweepers. (Agents to the Grover and Baker Sewing Machine Company of Boston, U.S.A.)
The machines comprise the whole of the stitches at present known, of which the following are the leading:—
FIG. 1. CHAIN STITCH. Fig. 1 represents the chain, stitch, in which the loop is secured by the needle at the succeeding stitch, a part is left slack to illustrate this more clearly.
FIG. 2. LOCK STITCH. Fig. 2 represents the lock stitch, in which the loop is secured by a shuttle carrying a second thread passing through it, the right extremity showing its appearance on hard and glazed fabrics; the left on thick and soft fabrics.
FIG. 3. KNOTTED STITCH. Fig. 3 represents the knotted stitch, in which the loop is secured by an instrument carrying a second thread which enters the needle loop, leaving its own loop there, this second loop is then held open till the needle at its next descent enters it and the two loops are then drawn tight together. Fig. 3 shows the character of this stitch, and how securely even the last stitch is fastened by the action of the machine itself.
1. A LARGE MANUFACTURING MACHINE of the last described stitch, suitable for sewing artisan clothing, tents, etc. Price, complete, with stand . . £15-15s. In N. W. and Co.'s Catalogue, see Nos. 2 and 28.
2. MEDIUM-SIZE MACHINE, suitable for corsets, cloth caps, and upholstering. Price £13-13s. See Nos. 3 and 27.
3. MANUFACTURING MACHINE, LOCK STITCH, for tailors, shoe makers, and stay makers. Price . . . £10-10s. See No. 5 in N. W. and Co.'s Catalogue.
4. NEW STYLE MANUFACTURING LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, possessing the following features:— Great range of work, fine or coarse, simplicity, strength, durability, speed, quietness; adapted particularly to tailoring, boot making, and all trades where a great variety of work is done. Prices £13-13s. and £14-14s.
5. EXTRA LARGE MANUFACTURING LOCK-STITCH MACHINE for heavy work, such as leather traces, harness work. Price £18-18s.
6. SMALL LIGHT MANUFACTURING LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, new style, for shirt and collar work, etc. etc. Price . . . £7-7s. and £9-9s.
7. EMBROIDERING MACHINE, making two lines of sewing at one time, and forming a magnificent embroidery. Price £16-16s.
8. HERRING-BONE MACHINE, for making the stitch known as the herring bone, but capable of plain work also. Price £20-0s.
9. BUTTON-HOLE MACHINE for tailors—all the buttonhole apparatus removable for adaptation to general work. Price £25-0s
10. FINE BUTTON-HOLE MACHINE for shirt work, etc. Price .. £20-0s
11. MACHINE FOR DARNING STOCKINGS, constructed to repair the damaged parts with new knitting instead of hard darning. Price . £15-15s
Small ditto for family use £2-10s
12. The MACHINE represented in fig. 5 for stitching shoe soles on to the uppers without the intervention of welts. The machine uses a waxed thread, making a perfectly flat seam, and completing the sewing of a pair of boots in three minutes. This machine will be exhibited in operation in the Exhibition at a particular hour each day. The time may be ascertained from the attendants.
13. Fig. 6 represents a MEDIUM SIZE AND QUALITY KNOTTED-STITCH MACHINE, suitable for families and dressmakers, combining simplicity, speed, lightness, quietness, and great range of application, with the most perfect elasticity of stitch £11-11s
14. LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, to fit the same stand as the last, and in same style ...... £11-11s
15. Fig. 7. Best style KNOTTED-STITCH FAMILY MACHINE, on very elegant table and stand. Price, 16 to 20 guineas.
16. Fig. 8. Magnificent CABINET, in buhl and gold, with best machine.
17. New style FAMILY LOCK-STITCH MACHINE, highest finish.
18. New Style FAMILY KNOTTED-STITCH MACHINE, highest finish.
19. Fig. 9. BOUDOIR MACHINE, knotted-stitch, runs both ways, machine detaches from driving arrangements by the act of closing. Price . . . £14-14s
20. Fig. 10. MACHINE IN WORKBOX-a form perfectly portable and compact for travelling or exportation, knotted stitch. Price, £12-12s. to . . . £14-14s
21. MACHINE FOR LIGHT WORK, chain stitch, including stand £5-5s
22. Series of GUIDES and APPARATUS for facilitating the operations of the different machines, comprising hemming, felling, tucking, binding, cording, embroidering, and braiding above and below, or both at the same moment. The whole of these results being produced by machines Nos. 13, 15, 16, 18.
23. TABLEAU, showing the different operations of a single machine, knotted stitch. The whole of the work forming this magnificent tableau has been executed by machine No. 24 in Newton Wilson, and Co.'s catalogue (see fig. 6).
24. Three magnificent WAX MODELS of children, boy, girl, and infant, dressed in garments made entirely by these sewing machines, the infant seated in Messrs. Newton Wilson, and Co.'s patent chair.
25. Sample garments of different kinds, in show case, illustrating the application of the different machines.
26. PATENT CARPET SWEEPER, taking up the dust, etc. from carpets without damping, kneeling, or dusting. Applicable to all kinds of carpets. Price . 12s. 6d.
27. Carpet sweeper, with self-adjusting arrangement to brush. Price 15s. Od.
28. Carpet sweeper, larger size ditto. Price 20s. Od.
29. Carpet sweeper, noiseless in action, for sick rooms. Price . 18s. 0d.
30. Carpet sweeper, large size, ditto. Price . 24s. 0d.
The brushes can be renewed at the cost of ordinary brooms.