Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1851-09-20
The mechanics Fair and Exhibition.

The tnlru EAulultOh ran VI INV ''"'NNS'~'
County Mechanics Association, now open in this city
has been one of the attractive features of this
week of holidays and celebrations Ever since its doors
were opened on Tuesday last, the citizens of Worces'
ter and vicinity have thronged its spacious exhibition
rooms BY hundreds and by thousands and the managers
cannot but feel the highest qualification in view of the
successful results of their labors.
Asa whole the Exhibition is in the highest degree
credtabe to the Associations and the variety and
ceence of the works of industry and art there displayed
are well calculated to sustain the well earned reputation
of New England Mechanics, and their wives and
daughters for skill in the useful arts and taste in the
production and manufacture of articles of elegance and
luxury In the general arrangement of the articles
hibited we think there has been hardly much good
taste displayed as on the last occasion of the kind but
the managers have sufficient apology in the fact that
the building has been recently completed before the
exhibitions as not to furnish them the time so necessary
to carry out the tasteful plan OF arrangement they had
designed.
To enumerate all the articles entered for exhibition
would be task of many days, and if in the jottngs
down that propose make Of of the excellent
and valuable articles exhibited, we omit many things
deserving of public commendation our excuse must be
our absolute incapacity perform great task in the
few remaining days that the Exhibition will remain
open.
THE FIRST FLOOR.
Passing over the basement story of the spacious
building occupied by the exhibition, will enter upon
the first floor above. Here all the machinery and
artices If the avb;bt;o,
and steam power is furnished to all inventors whose
machinery requires motive power to illustrate its
properties. Upon entering this room, the first thing
that strikes the eye little to the left of the entrance,
is the
Gard Clothing Machine Of T. K Earle & Co. The
nicely and precision of its operations exceeds all be-
lief and must be in order to be appreciated. In
looking upon its work, and the wonderful accuracy of
its movements, it if the inventor had mpart.
ed to the iron, upon which he worked, large portion
of his intelligence and endowed it with the capaci-
ties of sentient beings. The machine is one of great
utility, and its enterprsing propretors the pres
ent time running about seventy of the sort, to
supply the orders which they constantly receiving
from all parts of the country. At the Worlds Exhi-
ed medal by the Committee, for the great superiority
of their card clothing made by these machines, which
Is acknowledged to be superior to anything that uncle
John Bull can produce in that line.
Near to machine of the Messrs Earle, is one of a
somewhat different construction, for the same pur-
pose, contributed by Earle Warner, of this city. In
hnlsh, we have never seen piece of machinery to
surpass 1t, and in the quality of its work, the propr-
etors claim equal merit with the other. The ma
chine exhibited, is Of the manufacture of Gooding g.
Brother, of this city.
EnGmeIed Leather.-Some fine specimens of this
article are exhibited by Babcock, Burrage, & Co.
which are pronounced by good judges as equal to the
best manufactured
Model Bridge, by S. I. Fields, of Worcester
appears TO combine great strength with economy O.
CONSTRUCTIONS and to be well adapted for narrow
streams and water-courses.
Machine Lathes.-S. C. Coombs g. Co Of Wor
cester, exhibit one Of their machine lathes Of laro
size and faithful workmanship. and Messrs Wood
Durn' lHsnt and 20. ofWorcester, also exhibit on
OIL superior finish, which combines several decide
improvements over any other and which no macbinis
can examine without being convinced Of its great su
perlor'y. This enterprising firm also exhihit an al
egant hand-athe, upright drill for bor;no ;ror
anu several other tools, which we have no room
specify
|aode1 Steam Engtne-Mr. Daniel Hodol;ns
Worcester, exhibits model steam-epyine which E
eOppsctness and simplicity we have never seen e.
celeds and we think it especially well adapted for
where economy of room is desirable.
Damfe5s's Planning yMachine.-Messrs Ro,,Sp;
exhibit one Of these celebrated machines ror Tho
ufacture Of which they have become Justly f,mor
III not SO well adapted to all the wants of the buld
az Woodworth's, it has the great merit Of ho
much more cheapiy constructed.
Wiadow Springs and Blind Fa,,sn... l..
Mason Mr.. Mason appears to have o,,.;,al
these inventions, the loag sought desidera,um &C
dow springs and blind-fasteners that can be aaora
cheap, and are not liable 70 be continually ont or
der The invention is patented.
JHanufactnrers' .Machinsry.--Daniel Tain,e
Worcester, exhibits some good specimens of his w
in wool-card head for worsted, set of condens
aube-racks, and cotton cardiug machine, all
which are creditabIe to bis skill
Strap cutfers.-Hoyey g. Luzell, and C. Ho,
& Co. of Worcester, and MessrG Plympton, of w,
field, each exhibit straw-cntters hom their SIEVE
manufactures. The West6eld machines do
seem ctmn out the "cut-feed'' go fast, or with