Machine 19-18 makes the lock stitch and is especially designed for tacking hows, buckles and ornaments on shot's, after lasting. The machine has no feeding mechanism. Mach bow or buckle is securely attached with fourteen overseaming stitches, the machine being instantly adjusted to make a stitch up to inch in length. At, the completion of the fourteenth stitch the machine is automatically stopped by an edicient stop motion mechanism. An advantage is afforded by the small diameter of the cylinder bed ljijinchi '« which permits att aching buckles or bows to shoes after they have been completed instead of before the lasting and in addition makes the machine useful for a large variety of work. Two presser feet are regularly furnished with (-he machine. One of these presser feet, 17400, is narrow in shape, enabling the operator to have an unobstructed view of the buckle while1 it, is bcin:·; attached. The other presser foot, 174015, is wider and is furnished blank so that, it, can be filed to accommodate buckles or other ornaments beyond the capacity of presser foot 174 00. As regularly sent, out, the machine is fitted with stitch ratchet wheel 17-177 for making fourteen stitches to each tack. For tacks consisting of three stitches, use stitch ratchet, wheel 22708; for tacks of eight stitches, use1 stitch ratchet wheel 17478, and for tacks of nine stitches, use stitch ratchet wheel 22707. Any one of these1 will be furnished, on order, in place of the regular ratchcl wheel 17177. Any of the above ratchet wheels can be supplied in addition to the ratchet, wheel ordered with the machine, in which case additional charge will be made for t he extra ratchet, wheel or wheels. 'Phis machine is also satisfactorily used for tacking buckles on knickers, vests, boy’s pants, etc.