1876.] 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
469 
The American Centennial, 
1876. 
WHEELER & WILSON VICTORIOUS! 
Again the Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machines tri¬ 
umph oyer the world. The Centennial Commission have 
officially announced the awards, and decreed for the New 
Wheeler & Wilson Machine two Diplomas of Honor and 
two Medals of Merit. This is a double victory, and the 
highest award which it was in the power of the Centen¬ 
nial authorities to bestow. No other sewing machine re¬ 
ceived such a recognition. More than thirty of the best 
producers of machines in this and other countries en¬ 
tered for competition, and at Philadelphia in 1876, as at 
Vienna in 1873, and at Paris in 1867, Wheeler & Wilson 
led the list. After a careful, rigorous, and exhaustive 
examination, the judges unanimously decided that the 
superior excellence of these machines deserved more 
than one mode’ or diploma, and, consequently, they re¬ 
commended two of each. The Centennial Commission 
unanimously ratified the action of the judges, and the 
public will indorse the decision of these ablest of 
mechanical experts. A claim of equally distinguished 
honor for any other sewing machine is only an attempt 
to hoodwink the people. Read the following, which 
stamps the “New Wheeler & Wilson” as the Standard 
Sewing Machine of the world. 
[From the Official Report .] 
AWARDS TO WHEELER & WILSON. 
1. A Medal and Diploma for “ The New Wheeler & 
Wilson Sewing Machine,” for the following reasons: 
“A Lock-stitch Sewing Machine unsurpassed in 
the fine workmanship of its parts , and possessing 
great originality, great adaptability to different kinds 
of work , both on cloth and leather, beauty of stitch , 
ease and rapidity of motion , and completeness of 
display." 
2. A Medal and Diploma for “ The New Wheeler & 
Wilson Sewing Machine ” for Leather, for 
“ Superior quality of work in Leather Stitching." 
I MPERIAL EGG FOOD for poultry is mailed to any ad- 
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Frank Miller's Harness Oil received the highest and 
only award of the Centennial Exhibition. 
The Youth's Companion, of Boston, is a thoroughly wide¬ 
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•T. T. Trowbridge, Edward Eggleston. Edward Everett 
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publication for young people more enterprising and useful. 
Frank Miller's Leather Preservative and Water 
Proof Blacking received the highest and only award at the 
Centennial Exhibition. _ 
Fine Teas. 
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Received Highest Honors conferred 
at Centennial. 
Latest 
Invention, and 
producing 
most 
Marvelous 
Results. 
Trade Mark In base 
Only machine 
in the world 
■with 
Automatic 
Tension and 
Stitch 
Indicator, 
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