New-York tribune., 1841-08-13


rich reward to industry.
lie, this question be well weighed by Americans Who
will be least tempted gambling counerieiiing, forgery,
dishonesty in business ard burglary and theft lout edu
Gated in fashionable idencss with time for they
study every hour for mischief or youth educated busi
ness accustomed to fill up their vacant time IN empoymen>
which will give vigor The physical system, and thus in
the power of the mnd and add the of sub
stantal property! II q. 5.
IMPROVEMENTS IN NArLCurrrSc AND NArLs.-We gave,
days since, hasy account of Mr. Walter Hunt 5
Patent NailCuer and improvements generally in the manu-
iacture of Nails, Spikes Brads &c in which stated, at II
rough guess, that the machine work at No 60
Godst would cut GO or so mills minute Having at sub
sequen, visit 30s minute By actual
and decmng this invention of public interest, we
proceed to give further account of it:
The form of the nails with wedge shaped points and with
the head projecting upon opposite sides constitutes the
groundwork of patent separate from the Patent Engine
upon which they manufactured.
These patents owned by Association Of wealthy
and enerrising gentlemen of our City, who have ebaned
Charter and constitute body corporate, under the title OF
The Ne'cTorh Patent Nail Company of which Jonathan
Dodge NJ D. of Nos and Chamberss,reet is President
This Company have fitted up Mandatory with steam
power go God-srec expressly for the purpose of building
and testing their Nail Engines in order that those who
wish to purchase Rights with without Machines can
have an opportunity Of demonstrating their superiority
all others in
For the information of those who may feel interest in
these improvements aud may not have opportunity o'
witnessing the operation of these Engines subioin a
general hasty sketch of their mechanical principles:
In form the NailE somewhat resembles that portion
of the common vertical Steam Engine which embraces the
frame ralkin g-Jeam, tnan, crank and fy-acheei
with the exception that the Na-Ensine has TWO walking
beams suspended parallel the other and which
are connected by links at end from which pitman de-
scends to the crank which upon the shaft with the
ly-wheel and driving pulley.
These walkRgbeams levers, they are termed have
in EACH above and below opposite TO their centre
Journals in which placed four cutters Two in each lever
these cutters arranged that upper and under one
situated dagonay across the Of said levers one IN
each (wlen the machne is in moon) operate shears in
cutting the nail from the plate and they recede the Other
two operate in like manner alternately producing
two nails at every revolution of the crank aforesaid.
The plate from which the nails is fed into the en-
CINE BY very simple arrangement Of machinery connected
with the engine independent of manual aid, and with the
most perfect regularity This scfcedng arrangement forms
an important feature in the invention, II endbles one
duc,veness of these engines compared witS the ordinary
kind those acquainted with the latter may infer from the
fact that when last the Patent Engine in opera
tion said be running slow speed. FRO
duct was 325 troiaci mails per minute. which would be
1875 900 in 10 hours which number Of enpenny nails would
weigh nearly one ton.
Att partial v-w one might be led suppose that few
of these engines would supply the whole country with nails
but when reflect that has been estimated that about
1000 tens nails (iadependrnt of spikes made and
annually consumed the United States then do We begin to
appreciate the Importance Of these Improvements, the
advantages e which believe will be secured by every
cautious manufacturer throughout the country
We understand that the Nail Company, having been hus
FAR engaged in building engines for their European interests
where they have secured patents prepared dis
pose of territorial rights together with machines throughout
the United States upon the liberal such may
The cost OF both patent and machines
We would say let the applicant examine tie engines in
operation note the time and the product as we have
done and he can make close estimate upon the
ing profits and the upon which he may safely pur-
chase.
learn that the scafading erected for the purpose
Of reparng the foundry building of Moen Inlay Lam
bertyle fell last week while the workmen upon it.
and precpsted them about twesiy feet to the ground
breaking the thigh of and severely oruss ABOUT nan
dozen others. No one was killed. Flen IN j. Gaz-
AcCIDENr-A Mrs Jones terribly burned on Fioa!'
by the sudden explosion of gunpowder which had been
placed in old ssedbag and thrown into the hre as
useless seed. Her face, throat and were dreaduis
burned but her injuries are likely TO be fatal