The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-07-01
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS

PUMPS and PUMP FOXES.
"A fIERa yeas time spen, 10 pvrlecting
IA HeIme's Double Valve Metal Pump
boxes, The propric,ors are enabled 20 offer it
20 The public, as being, without doubt, tho
most important thing of the kind evsr invent
ed, combining simplicity Of make with rssat
dursbiii,y, and delivering more water than
any other in the world. Ii consists of two
parts, between which are placed leather, pro-
Jec,Ing eeeeways about q quarter Of an inch
Seyond The box the valves are Of leather.
with composition plate on each aide,
through which screws, with srered heads, sro
placed, 70 faslen the leather between tho
plates, or of brass or composition, mrde in
such way us 10 be perfectly tight; the STA
PIE passes through the two parts OF the box,
and by a NIT At the bottom connects them
firmly together finally, il Is an invention
,ha, wall hear examination, being ihe rssule
OF long study, aud having b<eu fully ,,iud BY
experienced tnen.
Some Of these boxes are fixed without AMI
leather, and where there il bot water 10 pump.
as is gruin dixsilic,ics, uill &c found OF rreac
value, as they will not vesy soon get on, Of
repair.
Hand Pdmps are also f,,ed with the same
of only one and half inch will pump
hog gsbesd Of liquor in six minutes. Thsy
ATE valuable pr,icle for gtorc,s ard o,hc,s.
An Agent will be In tbe dffctent towns In
tho y. States IN short time ic ole, fot saLo
the patent tight for . state or tcwu in tho
interim, shy communica,iors CO ,hr subiees
OF puschasing the right, OF ioi boxes cr hppd
pumps may be addressed 10 JonS e. Exfnx
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piled 10, particularly iuior ming whe, prospect
there Is oi ca, prof. 20 those.who pure haso
rights, and furnishing testimony Of their III.
pssiori,y over oil others in uss--among which
Is the following
certify lha, ] hare used uclnc's Patent
fump Boxes, On voyage 20 LouCon snt
back 10 N. Yo'k, in the sinap NINETY Smy'h,
aod find them 20 be superior TO scy Box I
have ever seen Of Nsctl---I ,bcsefose tecom-
Oend them 10 masters of VESSELS and chip
owners ss an invention Of great rnpostanccs
particularly 10 vessels laden with ias,nr o,hss
similar goods, as have proved, BY expsvi-
cncc, that while the com n,on nwooden hoxts
(Which had 10 onr Of my. ships pusnpsl
were entirely chcnked, and would NOT vorks
Hcime's metal boxes worked with great
ease, discharging lar nnd wster 10 grcas
quantities. ls.
! can slso state, that whiIc in London,
they were cxamiued by wary vc'y respect.
able judges and prcnoucrd superior to sny
thing Of the Kind they had ever seen.
JAS. w. ALLEN,
Master of ship Mine,va Sinyth.
Wes the undersigned, unite with capt. Al
len 10 the sbcve ccsiircato.
GEORGE II. WALLACE, Mate.
JOHN ROBERTS, Second Mate.
~. The demand Tor the above described
rump Boxesand Pumps Is soyrcst OF the
Manuiac,o.y, that large assortment cannot,
as yet, be furnished to sgcn's abroad, few
se,ts comprising each description are deposit-
ed at the Shift C1andisvy Sore cf WILLIAM
II. RATHBONE for expminslion and sale 3
where, on applications, any number or desc'ip-
tion will be furnished at short notice, q, Tho
New.Yo'k Maufactory prices. Where, also,
application msy be made Tor the PArESr
RIcHrs Tor ihe State OF r. Island.
Neryhoyl. yune "a. 1919 6w