Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-25

co.T EUTTUNs-ssHERE MADE.
balkans M, one ,uun THOUSAND suspects that a.
mns, all The Buttons which now ornament s't"n's
80 Tinted States are made in small village ~ Tramp
- cnnnty Massachusetts. But such 10 Tie iac'' o"o
Il ia equally new US, il doubtless viii hr 10 NV a
der Not many years have elapsed since '"ie,S" 90
tons were exclusively used 10 this country. 'i"e ~
Gently, sewed buttons were lntToducto "'"e ~ "a
al; bu these have been almost entirely superseded oy
a superior article manufactured by Inacnnt,y ~ -,
Messrs. J s. J. Hayden, for MT sa"'e' "'''S''" "
Easthampton -. -, uov
don lac, ,pet tr nm ample insight into Their extensive
estsb shnlent located in The peauu'o, '''iue IL.
denyille on the road TO Wil!iamhurgh, aooo' se
from town The process by which they "ah",a..u@
buttons 10 no, mere new, but entirely og'ha' 'e "u
hna, h;no The nroduc, Of The skill, TASTE ano lhge
nui,v ~ these gentlemen The button itsti cons' :"
FIVE paris: first. the outer covering OF sim VI nI
second The Tin mould over which mat 10 oia",' ','o
,hcr ae,ble suing of paslpboard. 10 give nfn"ess
:, ~, 20 four,h bit of strong cloth which toIins
Tho owe fifth The ring through which lhe eye pf"rcs'
which INV one can observe by merely examining MS
own coat buttons ,.u a;,,o h,nL
49,, e,cb one aas,es through fifteen different hands,
FIN he raw material 10 The finishing stroke. Tue I'm
which gives to the button cut INTO circular peces
bv machinery, and by another person lis eogrs ore
,n,r.d mn for future use. All the other parts OF 'he
$50 re formed Sc paratelv by various ingenious pro-
s.. tho labor upon each beng classified so that Inc
d,fFrrenl pieces are thrown IF with grea, rnpd''y.
hr n, the par,s Of the button are made, onr eel o,
hands are employed in adjusting them '"ge'he1 ~
,.s hey are in loose state aud need some curious
L. Mo. and VT ertui process 10 lneI"ck the paris
md give symmetry md strength 10 Inc whore us 70
rued BY accurate little apparatus moved oy
r;-, md ,hr button from lnose number ct prces u
ms opy cnnsoda ed The ring pressed into the circular
lin which shapes the button closing III The edgts OF le
covering and giving the cnmpacntss ana sHe"e'"
winch il posspssts when IN the cost hh'sh'hS pro-
ress fellows by which The convex shape IS hes'""fu
aud this CONSISTS Of another exGnsle hs hr,,"n
,hipp like hopper revolving h"rz"niaiiy me o"'',"
gong in m nne Jr unfinished aud dropping Out on '"e
rrh.r in perfect slate . ;. -,., e.
apos, The whole of The States. They possess gre AZ
strength aud durability. and made with astonishing
ouckress by classifying he labor SO mat a inns 'ac'
,ury which employs about w" hundr' q giris. over
nusd0d ornSS from the mosi simple kiho ~ 'nr hoS'
rerant SATIN figured buttons NE manufactured AMY =
In one part of This extensive coucrn IRON or praIsrEe'
buttons are mad and the littr machine when 'aR's
s,rsgh wire and Instantly urms It INTO fys tor hut"ns
seems really to possess intelligence as well as 'hr "s'
perfect action We glad To learn that these genie
men are uhurdanty compensated by ncrssani drmnnds
for their article The Just reward Ut such intelligence
skill and unwearifd industry -.Norh"mp,on Conr'fT
a,auufaeterv If Pins-On visit I" D'tby, Cum.
some WEEKS since, had the pleasure nf inspecting The
min manufaciory of DR.. Howe The apparatus Is ne "
invention of The Doctor, al is Of HE most ngrn.
Gus and beautiful pieces of Mechanism IN he whole CIR
Gle Of the arts II is impossible Tor TO give you any
ade ouaie description of it Those who have any fond
ness for me chanical ingenuity; mus see IL for them
selves Generally may slate, ,ha,ihe wire from which
the pins are be made passed IN al one end OF The
machine cut into The requisite -ngh and passed IRON
prin, point I'LL the pms headed, and h'lrd Tor The
Of siIyerng and putting up The whole process
my bp s,nctly SEEM and pair ot ticeps hands
The pin along TO neighhor it difficult to believe The
mo, hine is no, on intelligent beng
The pins are oil nf solid piece of wire, and possess
advantage in hs respect over those upon "h'ch ,he
head is wound and thus liable Ia oil, often to the
prea, Inconvenience Of tender fingers The process
txreedingly rapid think Dr.. Howe informed me
that one machine would make IL 0O pins IN ii hours
ard new MACHINE which he had just put IN operation
would make q 900 IN the same time. Formerly II re
ouired several m+n TO make pn-one 10 head II, one
TO poin, IT, &C. and then only few thousand could be
made IN a oay-but one man could superInttnd IL !"
these machines and the lowest estimate nanulactue
2OU 400 pins daily.