[August, 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST, 
1872.] 
THE BECKWITH $10 SEWING MACHINE. 
Description. —c, clamp holding machine upon edge ol’ table; w, shield over wheels, with an opening to show 
the wheels; e, the crank-bar or pinion-arm, by which 6, the upper arm, is moved; a, the lower armcloth 
plate; n , needle; t , thumb-screw to hold the needle; d , presser foot spring; v , tension screw and disks; s , spool 
of thread; in moves the stitch-maker which can not be readily shown. It is very simple in form and sure. 
.A. GREAT BOON. 
A Good Cheap 
Sewing-Machine at Last. 
Wc have been offering as a Premium, for some months 
past, the Beckwith new $10 Sewing Ma¬ 
chine, which has been fully described iu the American, 
Agriculturist for March and April. We have already given 
and sold some hundreds of these machines, and testimo¬ 
nials of satisfaction are coming from every quarter. 
Hundreds of letters have been received by us and by the 
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co., extracts from a few of which 
are given below. 
Van Buren, Ark., May, 1872. 
Gentlemen: We have just received from Orange Judd 
& Co. one of your machines. We are very much pleased 
with it, and write to know terms to agents. 
Respectfully, DECHERD BROS. 
Concord, Ohio, April, 1872. 
Gentlemen : 1 purchased one of your machines of 
Orange Judd & Co. My wife is learning to use it. We aro 
much pleased with it thus far. 
Yours truly, R. BURR. 
No. 3, A. & G. R.R., Georgia, April, 1872. 
Gentlemen: Seeing your improved machine advertised 
In the American Agriculturist, and relying on Orange Judd 
ft Co.’s statements, we sent to them and got one of your 
machines, with which we are much pleased. Have shown 
It to several friends, and I presume several orders will soon 
he sent to Orange Judd & Co. or to you. 
Respectfully yours, J. A. M. KING. 
New Toi:k, May, 1872. 
Gentlemen : It is due your laudable enterprise to state 
that, having had in my family one of the Beckwith Sewing 
Machines from Its first appearance, its great merits are more 
apparent the longer we nse It. My wife makes all her 
dresses on it witli ease and perfect satisfaction, as well as 
everything else she deBires to sew. She has recently made 
a heavy silk dress with it, and is now making a light sum¬ 
mer dress. Having formerly been accustomed to the use 
of first-class large machines, she greatly prefers the little 
Beckwith. Its ease of operation, its simplicity, and always 
being In perfect order, together with the great convenience 
of taking it with her wherever she goes, and of using it 
wherever she pleases, are considerations so greatly In its 
favor, that It must soon become the favorite of every house¬ 
hold. Yours respectfully, 
LEANDER FOX, 28 Varick St., N. Y. 
Washington, D. C., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen : Received the machine and letter sent liy 
you ou the 8th inst. After an examination and trial of the 
former, sewing with it nearly the whole of several gar¬ 
ments, including one ol' cloth, I can say that it gives entire 
satisfaction. Very respectfully yours, etc., 
H. L. CLARK. 
Chestnut Creek, Ala., April, 1872. 
Gentlemen : On the 30th day of March last, my wife, Mrs. 
E. A. Floyd, inclosed $10 to the Beckwith Sewing Machine 
Co., and waiting several weeks she became very impatient, 
as women usually do, but she has received the Beckwith 
Sewing Machine iu good order and complete in every part, 
and says she would not take fifty dollars for it if she could 
not get another like it. It does all you claim for it. Several 
persons have seen this machine at work, and are well pleased 
with it. If you would receive the money through the Ex¬ 
press Co. on delivery, I would like to have one dozen of 
them sent immediately to this oiiice. I am satisfied that I 
can sell one dozen per week easily. I am County Surveyor 
for Baker County, and mixing with the people daily. 
Respectfully yours, etc., GEO. W. FLOYD. 
Kknansville, Duplin Co., N. C., April, 1872. 
Gentlemen : The machine lias been received, and works 
like a charm. Yours respectfully, R. H. BROWN. 
Brunswick, Maine, March, 1S72. 
Gentlemen: Your machine was received in good order, 
and I think very highly of it, and they will find a ready sale. 
Should he very happy to take the agency or buy machines 
of you to sell again. Yours truly, 
E. L. DENNISON. 
Hamilton, Loudoun Co., Va. 
Gentlemen: Please send me your terms to agents for the 
Beckwith Sewing Machine. We are much pleased with 
ours. I would like to have the agency of this county, if 
terms are satisfactory. 
Very respectfully, WM. H. BALL. 
Anna, Union Co., III., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen: Yours of late date to hand, and contents 
noted. Am glad to learn your demand is more than you 
can supply, and hope you every success possible. My 
machine came all right,and such a novelty you can imagine, 
and so surprising to do such work. Is really astonishing! 
Have experimented considerably, and am well pleased, and 
think I will soon he an expert at the business. 
Y'ours truly, W. S. MORGAN. 
Salisbury, Md., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen: The sewing machine came safely to hand, 
and on trial I find it complete. The dearest little machine 
ever was made. I am quite in love with it. A gentleman 
told me last night that lie believed I could sell a hundred 
here in town, and urged me to write and get the agency. 
Yours respectfully. Miss SALLIE BUSH. 
Fond du Lac, Wis., March, 1872. 
Gentlemen : I have received from the office of the 
American Agriculturist one of your $10 sewing machines, 
and am so much pleased with it that I would like to know 
on what terms you supply agents, and wliat Is required oj 
them. An early reply will oblige 
Mrs. EDWARD COLMAN. 
Columbus, Ga., April, 1872. 
Gentlemen: I purchased a sample of the “Beckwith 
Sewing-Machine ’’ while in Savannah, Ga., for a lady friend. 
She has received it, and is perfectly satisfied with it. I am 
confident, from the merits of the machine; that many of 
them can be sold in the Southern country, from the fact 
that thousands would hoy machines if they could get a 
cheap meritorious one. 
Yours truly, L. C. DUEI!. 
Lower Maccan, Cumberland Co., N. S., April, 1S72. 
Gentlemen: I received tlnvie Becktli Sewing-Machine a 
few days ago, and am perfectly satisfied with it. It exceeds 
my expectations, and those who have seen it pronounce it 
beautiful. Very truly yours, 
ISAAC HARRISON. 
Bedford Co.-, Va., March. 1S72. 
Gentlemen : Some time since, I got for my wife one of 
your sewing-machines, and she and I are so well pleased 
with it, and think it comes up so nigh to wliat it promises, 
that I have determined to apply to you for an agency. I be¬ 
lieve I can sell a good many of them, and can make a good 
thing of it botli for yourselves and me. I do not know of 
there being another machine of the kind in the county. If 
you choose to entertain my proposition, Liefer you (for my 
character) to our Circuit County Judge, or the Clerks of 
our County or Circuit Court, or any one you may happen to 
know iu the County of Bedford, Va. 
Yours very respectfully. 
Dr. JNO. S. MITCHELL, 
Liberty, Bedford Co., Va. 
We have contracted with the Beckwith Sewing Machine 
Company for a large number of them to supply our own 
friends, and as Premiums. Each machine is put 
in a neat, compact box, with hemmer and guide , oil-can , 
bottle of oil, thread, diffei tnl-sized needles, etc., with full 
Printed Directions for using, and delivered to any express 
office in this city, without extra charge above the $10. 
As we buy the machines at wholesale price, we have de¬ 
cided to give our readers some advantage of this, and we 
therefore propose to make a present for himself or 
herself, or for any friend, of one copy of Hearth and 
Home or two copies of the American Agriculturist 
for the balance of this year (1872), to those persons who 
send us $10 for one of the machines while this offer 
is continued. 
Xlie New Sewing machine aw a Premium 
without Money. 
To enable those to get this machine who can not raise 
even the $10 to buy it, we make the following offer : 
We will send the Machine free to any 
one who will collect and forward SIX sub¬ 
scribers for HEARTH AN® MOME one 
year at $3 each ; or 'JfWEIiVE subscri¬ 
bers to AMERICAN AGIEICIII.T CRIST 
for one year, at $1.50 each. 
jap” Almost any lady can readily secure this small 
number of subscribers and get a machine free ; or 
some friend can thus obtain it for her, as a present. 
Address 
ORANGE JUDD & CO., 245 Broadway, N. Y. 
