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Newspaper
Nonconformist
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Aug 11, 1875
Page
9
Newton Wilson and Co advertise the Queen Bess a compact portable sewing machine in a light cabinet. It performs hemming quilting braiding tucking gathering binding and trimming with speed and ease and is priced at 2 pounds 2 shillings or 2 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence with optional walnut or japanned box.
The advertisement touts a complete Queen o Scots sewing machine with twisted loop stitch and rapid speed. It claims no tools needed for setup and lists a full accessory set including needles, hammers, vises, braider, quilter, and more. Price is quoted as £3 3s complete.
This machine is hailed as the most perfect lock stitch model yet invented. It claims simplicity for any operator and resistance to derailment with ordinary use. Its range covers fabrics from muslin to leather with no needle or tension changes. When mounted on a stand it can be hand or foot operated.
A machine advertised as revolutionary offers instant change for herringbone stitching and overcasting without stopping. It promises versatile uses from rain sewing to ornamental work and children's clothing with simple construction and a fixed price of £5 5s 0d.
Describes a Singer like sewing machine with unique patented features claimed to prevent shuttle and bevel wheel breakage. Promotes a patent vibrating motion adaptable to any fabric thickness and asserts superior finish. Prices list include 6 pounds 10 shillings for Family Life model and 7 pounds 10 shillings for Medium model with an extra 10s for the vibrator.
A concise directory entry listing branch offices in London at Cheapside Oxford Street and Newington Causeway with respective district references.
A garbled OCR list outlines singer branch offices or stores across multiple cities including Bath Canterbury Gloucester Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle Newport Norwich Plymouth Reading Southampton Stockport Wolverhampton Yarmouth Cardiff Swansea and more. It appears to map addresses such as Market Place Oxford Street Bond Street Queen Street and Victoria Street with various numeric codes, likely office or store numbers, in a jumbled catalog.
A fragmented street directory listing multiple branch offices with city names and street addresses including Aberdeen Dumfries Perth Stranraer Cork and Stirling. Entries show office locations on various streets and numbers, with several typographical errors and mis-spellings.
After twenty years of research and thousands spent, Darlow & Co present Magnetine as their patented 1873 improvement in curative magnetism. They claim Magnetine is the only genuine modern invention, offering a flexible permanent magnet for spinal, liver, heart, lung, and nervous ailments. They warn imitators and note widespread noble patronage and testimonials from many high‑status figures.
Garth Wilkinson MD testifies that he has used the Magnetic Appliances in his practice with great personal convenience for patients. He notes efficacy in constipation abdominal congestion neuralgia and weakness of the spine and organs and urges public endorsement.
Richard C. Seay writes to gentlemen about extended trials in prgitios and his satisfaction with improvements in nervous disorders. He notes patients rapidly improve under certain remedies and references cases where such treatment has proven beneficial. He mentions Darlow and Co as a point of contact.
Dr J Dobson Mi Pal endorses Magnetine Belts as a therapeutic aid noting patient satisfaction and promising results for extended clinical use. He confirms the belts provide benefit in urban practice and would assist physicians and patients.
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