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International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society

The purpose of the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society is to foster the collecting of, and research into, sewing machines.

Buy the New American Sewing Machine

The Gettysburg Star & Sentinel, Oct. 29, 1873

Buy the new American Sewing Machine – there is nothing like it.

*It has no equal. *It will do a greater range of works than any other machine offered. *It has many decided advantages. *It makes the lock stitch alike on both sides. *It has a short straight needle. *It has more room under the arm to admit bulky goods. It has a shuttle that requires no threading. *It has a self-adjusting tension, the upper and lower adapted to each other so that you may change from No.8 cotton to 300 without change of tension.

The great desideratum of sewing machine manufacturers for years and accomplished only in the New American. The shuttle carrier requires no slides thereby reducing friction. It is very strong, very simple, light running, reliable and pretty. All machinists who look at it pronounce it perfect. It received no premium at the late County Fair because there was no premium given to any sewing machine.

You can save money by buying from me. Come and look at it. Don’t wait for me to bring it to you; that I shall not do without your consent. It is decidedly the best.

For sale at H. Warren’s Grocery, Chambersburg Street, 2 nd Square, Gettysburg.


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