_Use_ Willcox & Gibbs “HANDSTITCH” for making the Concealed Stitch so essential in all first-class work. UNAPPROACHED ON ANY PLAIT. _All best grade hats are made with the world-famed “Handstitch.”_ _The_ W. & G. VISIBLE STITCH Straw Hat Machines are Fast-running, Economical, Adaptable and Durable. * * * * * _Both types of machines are extensively used in all plait-sewing centres throughout the world._ Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine Co., Ltd. _Chief Office_: 20 Fore Street, London, E.C.2. _Luton Office_: Silver Street. [Illustration] PATENT No. 182035 FOREIGN PATENTS PENDING BROWN & GREEN Ltd. * * * * * _Hatters’ Machinery Manufacturers_ * * * * * Windsor Street, Castle Street & South Road LUTON, BEDS, ENGLAND ESTABLISHED 1840 (THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED HOUSE IN THE TRADE) Telephone 104 Luton. Telegrams “Gem Luton.” <--_This is our latest pattern_ HAT BLOCKING MACHINE AND HAS BEEN DESIGNED TO SUPPLY A LONG-FELT NEED, VIZ.-- A MACHINE IN WHICH THE OPERATOR HAS COMPLETE VISIBILITY OF HIS WORK, WHERE THE BLOCKING OPERATION IS CONTINUOUS, WHERE HEAVY LIFTING IS ELIMINATED, WHERE SUPERFLUOUS STEAM IS ELIMINATED, WHERE YOU GET A MUCH GREATER OUTPUT, WHERE _TWO_ CHAMBERS ARE WORKING CONTINUALLY INSTEAD OF ONE, WHERE BLOCKING IS ALMOST MADE FOOLPROOF. ALL CASTINGS ARE OF THE BEST MATERIAL: HEAVY WHERE REQUIRED AND NEAT IN APPEARANCE AND ARE STANDARDIZED THROUGHOUT. THIS MACHINE HAS BEEN TESTED UNDER WORKING CONDITIONS WITH EVERY SUCCESS AND WE CLAIM IT TO BE THE MOST PERFECT MACHINE IN USE. ALL MACHINES ARE TESTED TO HEAVY HYDRAULIC PRESSURE BEFORE LEAVING OUR WORKS AND A CERTIFICATE OF TEST SUPPLIED IF DESIRED. PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATIONS CAN BE ARRANGED AT OUR WORKS AT ANY TIME. MADE FOR EITHER HAND OR POWER. * * * * * BROWN & GREEN Ltd. * * * * * _Hatters’ Machinery Manufacturers_ * * * * *