The Plymouth pilot. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-23
miscellaneous.
CURJOSITiES IN THE WORLDS FAIR
NOW EXHIBITING IN LONDON.

NOW EAHl BITING IN LONDON.
Coal found in the summit tunnel of the
Hastings and Ashford Railway. 300 feet
above the sea-level.
Magnesia limestone from the Mansfield
Noodhouse quarries, re-opened 1910,
after lapse of several centuries, for the
supply Of materials for the New Houses
of Parliament. Red calcareous sandstone
from quarries in work four hundred
years.
Blue ag-stone, obtained from Horton
Wood quarries, which have been worked
probably about 100 years.
Specimen of silver lead ore, weighing
$50 lbs. from the Great Coward silver
lead mine.
A block of pure silver weighing more
than lao lbs.
Canister OF boiled mutton, supplied
to The Arctic Expedition in 1924, and
found by Capt. Sir James Ross in Prince
Regents inlet in l849, in perfect state
OF preservation.
Fine sample of Australian wheats,
weighing Ga lbs. per bushel. the produce
of Adelaide. South Australia. Fresh
preserved meats from the Camperdown
establishments, Sydney, New South Wales
having undergone voyage of 10000
miles, and remaining in perfectly fresh
state.
Pure Southdown eve, seven years old.
and which was never shOrn. Length of
the wool, 25 inches, weight Sc lbs.
Model of girder. or vertebral arch,
originally invented and designed for a
bridge to cross the river Mersey. at Run
corn Gap, n one span of l 1868 feet.
Working model of pair of non- con-
densing steam engines, standing within
the compass of shilling, and weighing
drachms.
Model of powerful hydraulic press
which will lift upwards of 5000 tons
Sewing machine, capable of sewing
500 stitches per minute.
Compass which registers upon paper
the compass course which a vessel has
been steered in for "a hours.
Model of marine life preserving deck.
seat, so constructed that Ill three minutes
it can be converted into a raft, capable
of sustaining eight people on the wa
ter.
Skeleton striking clock, going 4OC
days; it shows dead seconds by the ap
plication of the chronometer escape
ment.
Patent tell-tale clock, or servants reg.
ulator.
Perpetual motion clock, having nc
chain or weight. Table cover, or bed
quilt, containing 1890 pieces, and 1877
skeins of silk
A sporting watch, which shows the
time to one-sixth of second.
Clock In a case, which occupied 81
years in completing it, with astronomi
cal, chronological, and other movements,
wind organ. &c.
Mechanical clock; works without main
spring or chain, and requires no winding
up.
A clock showing the days of the month
the months Of the year, the motions OF
the sun and moon. and the state of the
tide at some of the principal sea ports O.
Great Britain, Ireland, France, America
Spain, Portugal, Holland, and Germany
and going for twelve months.
Apparatus for navigating balloon
through the air, by means of paddl
wheels and an Archmedean screw
Artificial leg, to enable persons wh'
have lost the knee, either to walk o
ride.
Fox's magnetised balance. weighing I,
the te:.-thousandth part of grain.
Walking-stick, containing an electro
galyanic machine, and battery com
plete.
Expanding piano forte, for yachts.
Tuning fork, with chromatic scale, b,
which any note may be tuned at pleas
ure.
A boot and shoe, made from a singl
piece Of leather.