Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-07-21
ToRTAT THE AGTsNTrss OF BUILDERS
AND OTHER IMPReTISc GENTLEMEN.
Stephen Brown,

GUN-SMIrH, &c. KoarH MARKET STREET,
RlcmMoED:
II AVINC purchased Kenedy's patent right of
, = using and vending to others to be uscdinthis
city, and tue counties of Hcnrico and Goochland,
his invention and improvement OF fastening, rails
ing ard supporting Window Sashes By Springs
and Knobs; proposes TO supply gentlemen upon
the shortest notice, with any number OF those pa
tent springs, with their !z.esi and most complete
improvements. al the price of Atty cents piece,
ready htred and adjusted to the SASH or At thirty
four Cents, II taken from the shop. This aba;e-
ment OF sixteen cents is allowed to any gentle
man who may prefer to have thsm set N by their
own workmen, as the WORK is trihing; the abate.
meat will be found to be liberal. builders and
others, who may require quantity oil those patenI
springs, will be accommodated with a generous
allowance, OH taxing them by the gtoce.
The above invention, for Its utility, convent
encs and cheapness. will instantly convince any
person who may examine it. that there was ne
yer any thing invented for the purpose, which
could in any degree bear a competition with it.
! The former manner of fastening sashes by small
bolts and raising and supporting them by pullies
and leaden weighs, WAS not ONLY exceedingly
complex, difficult and expensive but was also Ii
able 70 many accidents, as the wearing or break
ing of a cord or pulley. &c. would prevent the
whole machinery from performing its expected
| tln:iions and would require more expense in re-
| PAIRING dEeRe, than would purchase the new in.
vented patent spring This spring will aet rs 4
safe bolr to prevent the window from being open.
cd by ring from Ssit5cu:, and b. Just touching
the spring it may be raised from within to any
convenient height where it viii ,est with as nuch
safety, as ifit we've supported by pillar.
! 1t IS not surprising that an invention useful,
which is at once so simple and so convenient,
! should prove temptation to some thoughtless
worknen, who had not considered the conse-
quences, 10 vend spurious Kind without autho-
n,y. Such mean conduct have already de
te6ted, oying 20 the extreme baduess Of the work ;
and to complete ;he pitiful fraud their trash has
/ been set into the windows in my name But as
! l have paid ONE THOUSAND ND FIFTY mol
LARS For the exclusive right to use and vend ,hs
! patent within the city of Richmond, and he
I counties of'Henrico and Goochland, shall not
tail to prosecute to the utmost rigour CT the law,
any person who shall in future attempt such a
contemplate fraud.
! In order to secure gentlemen from any imposi.
ton IN the above articles, the initials Of my name
! 6 w. shall be struck on ths white metal knob,
'iiixed TO each ofthc springs, and those who are
, engaged to FIX them in for me, shall be furnished
! with . written authority, and every such spring
shall DC WARRANTED by me.
sTEPHEN BROWN.
| n. B. Any orders for the above viii be reeeiv.
ed and punaually attended to if left at my shop
as above, or at MIR Pn,chard's Book store. where
the model may be seen.
! EFo Old Weights and Psies, OF any Old NE
tai, will be received in payments S 3.
I July o, 1904. If