The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-19
Nsu Brick Machine.

We published a paragraph recently hay
Ing reference to the following, or some
similar machine. for the speedy manufacture
Of brick. The slbjoined article is from the
Baltimore American and in the great def
cheney OF brick in this place We commend il
70 the notice OF some en,erprising brick
maker:
Among the many astonishing ov
licences Of the power of machinery.
and the perfection TO which it has at
tanned. none seem more worthy OF ex-
animation and commendalle notice
than the Steam brick works Of Mr..
Francis II. Smith. The proprietor
has in constant operation one OF his
inst class machines. Tor which a gold
medal was awarded him by the Mary
land Institute. Since that time. how
ever he has introduced such improve
ments as. in the opinion Of scientific
men, warranted the merit OF a new in
vention. The nodas cptroae3t, new
cgtheless IS quite simple. The clay
is wheeled long on plank scafold-
ing to the pnlrerizer at the top OF the
machine. which converts it into dust.
Immediately. AMI Incorporates il with
the water thrown thereupon. In this
state il is thrown into the machine.
which revolves steadily. pressing the
clay down into sets Of moulds. five in
each frame. which move on a railway
b.neath. The nlolds are then trans
terred to 3 light barrow. move TO the
yard and discharged in the usual way.
The clay is worked much sitter than
il can be done with the hand. and
gives soliditv to the brick and cor
rectness oftorm rarely cqnalled. We
timed the operation by the watch. and
found it producing 80 bricks per min
ute-the average speed however. Is -
per minute. Ii easily produce $4,000
per day.
We next saw in operation, a simil; r
machine worked by horse. with the
same result-lhc bricks being equal
in every respect and fifteen made per
minute. Machinery has hitherto been
directed to work either the dry clay
Or soft mni Tie present invention
is intended for q Medium between
these extremes. and To mold the bricks
from clay tempered to conSistence
fit for the potter's wheel, or suitable
for front brick. and consequently, III
quality they must nearly resemble the
latch brick.
The work is performed by ordinary
laborers, chiefly boys. The extreme
difficulty Of supplying machinery to
the rapid performance such peculiar
work, the simplicity Of construction.
thus greatly lessenlng the Liability OF
accident. and the moderGt. cost. have
resulted from tie invention; bes DIES
there is no time for trifing amongst
the operators. Each person must be
promptly at his post. and is obliged
to move brisklv at his work. for the
machine viii not allow laziness nor
indolence-it waits for no one.
"WHo MADE YoUI"-One Of the
ladies connected with the Methodist
Five Point Mission who has under
her charge some thirty little boys, call
ed them together on the morning Of
Christmas. to perfect them in the an
swers to thequestion she intendedto put
TO them before the visitors during theaf
,ernoon. After arranging them prop
erly, the first boy on the right, in an
swer to the question. who made you. ("
was to say Col The next, 'of
what were You mades" reply The
dust OF the earth. and so on through
the Catechism. The all important
moment having arrived, the little
"shavers" were told 10 stand up. The
little head boy, il seems, was missing,
but the fact being unnoticc by
the teacher, she proceeded with the
question. WHO made your which
elected the following laughablc an
sw n: II was made ont OF de dirt of
de 'ert: but the little teller what God
made has got the belly ache AMI gone
home"
An INCIDENT. Speaking oil the
tightness Of the money market, says
the Philadelphia correspondent Of the
Baltimore Sun. little incident came
under my notice on wednesday.
which is worth relating: | stepped in
TO one Of the iashionablej eWelry stores
in Chestnut street. and saw lady pur-
chase lot ot' diamonds worth S5Z5
and ordered 10 H. semi home. \ few
minutes afterwards / met the husband
of the lady in brokers office. in
Third ST. negotiating nota Of five
thousand dollars at a shave of four
cents. per month.
The Locomotive nOWs ianS ont
some five on six miles OH the railroad
and We learn that in a few
days, We can have n ride of fifteen or