New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-21
THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE EXHIBITION
From our own Reporter


PHILADELPHIA Thursday, Oct. 90 1853.
On tuesday last the Rooms of the Chinese Museum
throw open for the reception OF the public to view the
annual fell exhibition of and manufactures in con
necon with the Franklin institute considerable mum
her of persons visited the saloons and although the
rangements not quite complete, general satisfaction
seemed to prey ALL and believed to be far superior 10
the preceding exhibitions of the Institute The useful pre-
dominating over tho ornamental or beautiful
On Wednesday, the arrangement of the articles being
more complete we made note of of the principal
ees and will proceed to give outline of what
On entering the lower saloon our attention first at
tra6iad the light carriages wagons, peculiarly
American in their character, combining in marvellous
manner strength with ghtnss elegance with utility The
most interesting object in this department is the sleigh and
carriage which be used during summer a. one horse
four wheeler and by taking the wheels OF the axeltrees
and putting sleigh irons or runners their stead
celent winter sleigh the result The turning apparatus
20 constructed as to prevent any sudden turn in the carriage
or sleigh being governed by two bent wooden springs
which Yield gradually turning This invention
will make backing easy and less liable to accident
The name of the inventor attached TO this useful
naobine
Messrs Besles & Sons exhibit about 100 different spec
mems of cornoes and mouldngs the production Of their
moulding hne Ii is evident they have arrived groa:
perfection in the application Of machinery to the prepare
ton Of wood for building and decorating purposes Messrs
Esler Bower exhibit variety Of large cornices and mould
mgr some Of which describe the line Of beauty to perec
ton
There ere several small models Of engines Of work
but we cannot praise them either for beauty Of structure
perfection Of motion. They probably not completely
Iut into working condition there being considerable escape
10th of steam and water
Further H. and passing variety Of smaller Objects
baskets babies cradles eves brOoms and other articles OF
domestic utity-we to beautiful little sailing boat
called Flr for which silver medal awarded last
year to the designer T. G. Watkins. 1t Is peculiarly fat
boomed being adapted to skim the surface OF tbs
water rather than pow into IT, The inventor has copied
Nature the shape Of aquatic fowls being initiated in thu
construction OF the keel
Passing from the righthand corner where this elegant
specimen OF miniature architecture stands we some
we'lconstTuctod stoves.
Near these several specimens Of cast IRON coffn
manufactured after the style Of maker in Broadway New
York with glass the head Of the coffin 10 enab
reaves to take last long look at the face Of the departed
after the coffin has been screwed down. These
featured At Pittsburgh, by W A Meeting.
Not FAR from thir exhibition Of death peculiar gsrb
Is glass case containing the staff Of life in the shape
Of three or four mix oayes Of white bread made at tbs
bakery Of Mr. J Palmer
Returning along the le hand side Of the saloon,
tced a very simple grain separator w.nnower made By
BIZ Booth Of the Buckeye State The fan for raAng tho
wind Is placed under the wire sieyes and wind pipe is
turned round upward toward the sieyes The mschins
does not occupy more than three feet by two feet and
stands the usual hight The sleeves moved by simple
eccentric notion and the ian turned BY belt with great
velocity Il p-obsbly be made al from ten to fftea
dollars than the ordinary wnnowers
Near to th Is Nessrs Gilbert Rtteahcuses threshns
machine manufactured az Norriovn. The horse 70 b.
f1ed IN frame where be continues 10 move with his fee
the inclined plane on which he stands which i composed
Of short slaves Fixed between small wheels which run On
rails Each stave grooved for the feet Of the horse 70
read and s attached the other slaves a. 10 form
an endless platform which underneath ard con
russ presenting surface the action Of the horse rect
Tie cylinder Of the machine s studded with ron teeth and
i said to tfresh from fifty to seventyfve bushels day
with two men boy and one horse.
II the small yard on way 70 the upper saloon ~
stced an ingeniously conrved Hydraulic msnufas
tured az Centerve Bucks Co, Va. By MesS-s n. g. "
Kohl Il consists Of an iron air box. similar in shape
bs oor constructed with two valves which acted apoa
sy pipe Of water Obtained from eiaenee Of some four
or I've feet BY allowing portion 81 the water to escape
the TWO valves open and shut Alternately and when the
capevsve + closed. the iorced INTO the srbox
through the wave at the bottom Until there is sufficient va
eF above 70 elose down the escHps valve again opens
ard thus eonnucus action j. produced alternately ecap
ing and forcing water Up tie PIPE the compressed or .