Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-09-20

Imuch ease as their Worcester competitors, which
we believe. are acknowledged to be unrivaled.
= Rag Cutter-Messrs. II. R. 6 J. L. Pl,mpton
of Weslfeld, exhibit a powerful and yet very simple
: machine for cutting rags, which must be real bless
p ing TO paper makers
as Patent Cdarn.-Fairbanks 6 Stone, of Westboro
exhibit one of Davis's Patent Sef-Adusting Churns
Leather Belting.--Messrs Bassett & Briefly. Of
Worcester have some excellent specimens of their
skill in this department; they also exhibit model Of
a new machine for stretching betting leather.
Metallic Cofins.-Messrs. Sessions g. Cummings
have on exhibition two of Fiske's metallic burial
cases. They are made of iron, and cast in the form
of the ancient Egyptian sarcophagus.
WindOw Staining and Gilding.-Holman g.
Adams, of Worcester, well done.
WoOd Turning-W. F. Foster, of this CITY. ex-
hbits some good specimens in this branch Of industry
Engine Hose.-Burr & Shaw, of Providence, and
Shelton g. Cheever of Boston, exhibit specimens of
their engine hose, which appear to be well manu-
featured.
limitations of Wood.-The specimens of painting
in imitation of wood, by j. Newman of Andover, are
the best we have ever seen, and well calculated to
deceive the most practised eye. Abednego Stevens
of Worcester, also exhibits some fine specimens of
granting.
Bookbinder's Shears.-An improvement upon
Weiss shears, which relieves the workman from
the labor of lifting the upper blade, the same being
carried up by means of spiral springs after the board
has been cut. The blade is brought down by a
treadle
Loom Harness .Nachine.-This is one of the most
ingenious pieces of mechanism we have ever seen,
and the offspring of the ever active mind of our in
genious fellow citizen, Dr. Halves. 1t is, we believe,
the first successful attempt TO knit loom harnesses by
machinery. The machine exhibited, it is calculated,
will do much work five skillfuI hands can per-
form by the old process No visiter of the exhibit
ton should fail to observe it.
VentilatorS.-Ge R. Peckham, of Worcester
exhibits an improved ventator, which will be a
great blessing to people who suffer from smoky chin
neys, and Henry NJ. Paine also exhibits new ven
tiator for railroad cars.
Improved Planning .fachine.-Mr. E. c.. fainter
exhibits one of DanleIs's Planning Machines, made bv
himself, into which he has combined Reeds feed
power, which gives it several important advantages
1st, the carriage is drawn from its CENTRE 2nd it
is drawn by downward turning piuion gear, work.
ing above the rack, thus preventing any rising mo-
ton of the carriage. Srd all belts and gears below
the machine, dispensed with and put above, and
out of the way of shavings, &c.
Cur DoorS.-Several mahogany car doors, from
the celebrated Car Factory of Osgood Bradley, in
this city, show to what perfection of finish is aaina-
bic. We wish Mr.. B. could have sent whole car,
with set of his newly patented car wheels, which
won't break.
Saars-Of almost every variety and size, exhib-
tied by E. NJ. EweI, of his manufacture. They
handsomely finished and said to be excellent arti-
cles of their kind which we can well believe.
Boot Crimping Machne-Of cast iron, by John Good
ing, is Iabor-savng machine of great utility, mas.
much it will crimp boot leg in the twinkng Of an
eye, and do it well.
Ice ToolS.-Mr. A. H. Sears exhibits set of tools
with which he skins the ponds in winter to cool
citizens in the heats of They indicate that
Mr.. S. is up the times, and to do things in
the best way.
Water Whed.-J. w. Upham, of Worcester, ex.
hbits improved water wheel, which! appears to be
first rate invention. He estimates that head of "a
feet, upon wheel two feet in width, will give the
propeling force of twenty horse power.
[To BE Continued