The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1856-07-25
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wshavs The pleasure 10 announce he
complete suees's Of or town.man, Horace
woodmsn. In his machine for stripping the
top cards Of caidins machipss. Success,
both Ia The matter OF scoring hi. rights By
letters patspi, and In that no. less diflirul,
matter d bringing HE machine into sue.
eeasful, practical operation. ~ n
By bis letters pstsu, Of August. 1854. his
earlier Inventions In this department wsrs
seeufesi, and BY ls,tsrs patent Of Jolly slh.
1886. his later and most valuable improve
ments, ars slso secured. =
During The past winter he erected one test
OF experimental machine In the workshop Of
The Peppsrsll Manufacturing Co.. in Bidds-
ford. it, oastaiion 10 every particular was
30 abundsntly Satisfactory to tho agent Of
the company, and 10 practical manufacturers
generally. that orders wers immediately
given for more extended and conclusive
experiment, by placing his Improvement on
section Of twelve cards In tho osmranys
new mill. This seclioul has now been com.
ple.sd and 10 operation for several weeks,
doing the usual routine Of work Of one hand.
And although this is the fra attempt si
business with this machine, Il has moved
RICH, along and during the time ]. has
been running, the section on which Il 10
used has been the only steady. unintcrup-
teddy. operating section Of cards in The ex.
tensivs room where they arc placed. i,s
success 10 80 complete as already 10 show 10
nsnuiac,uren 10 advantages over hand strip
ping in numerous particulars a combined
view Of which presents such sriihmetical
demonstration Of The value Of ihis invention,
as i would DO vain TO attempt to rsfuls.
In cheapness, simplicity, and durability
its accuracy Of movement small power
required to operate tits healthy action on
tho carr. rs compared with and Stripping
The superior qualify Of wOrk produced BY the
cards TO which Il 10 applied-the time saved
by keeping the cards unin,eruptedly 10
operaiion-and the labor saved 10 dispensing
With hand shippers, are some Of the impOr.
liant advantages conceded 10 !, by all per.
sons having knowledge Of carding, who
have seen the machine nj work.
Practical manufacturers need not 10 BE-
told the value and desirnblencss Of ma
chine 10 accomplish This object. Such ma.
chlnery has been deemed the desideraium--
The one thing nsedful-in manufacturing,
no, only in this country, but Europe, for more
,l.an half Q century-apd Il needs only 10 DO
credibly announced. 10 command the aren.
ton Of manufacturers throughout the world,
and its speedy adoption into general uss.
To give some Idea tn those not versed IN
manufacturing Of the value of this machins'
we may say that in poin, Of iesirablsness,
i, bears very strong affinity to the desi'a.
bl.ness 10 housskeepors Of an Invention 10
do kitchen work by machinery, In place
where hs,p for that vocation isvsry slovenly,
very destructive, very d'.asrssabls, aud
very bal every way, and scarce q, that; DO.
cause nobody wants to do that hndcf york.
we are sustained 10 making this nm
nouncenert by the authority Of many of,hs
best practical manufacturers in this place Of
large manufacture; and we believe there Is
no, dissenting voice amongst those who
have sseu The machine in operation. We
have Witnessed its operation, and can mere
ly say here. that It aises The top card, aud
cleanses 1t BY passing another card under
and across ito suifsce, ihs waste being then
removed from the cleansing card and de-
poslled IN pan. ]. then depresses the top
cad back to its place, and moves on 10 the
next card TO be s,rippsd, peIforns rs before,
and so on--and as often rs Tho nliipper ar-
rivcs at either end Of the arch Of TOP cards..
by It's own self-aciing power The machine re-
verses it, couise. and 90 moves on in an
endless journey. discharging its routine Of
duty on tho way-all without the iAierposi-
lion Of the human hand, IN any wsy, or for
my purpose. Quietly, regularly, and with
nil facility, doing ils work, and doins IL well.
But Il Is the manner 10 which this result Is
accomplished, which constitutes its value.
lIs fms display Of mechanical skill, by
which different combinations Of mechani.
cal powers arc mined with suelI direciness
Ms TO accomplish difficult results BY ma
shinery- <minentIy practical and simple.
Mr.. Woodman il q native OF Hollis, 10
his county, aud for number Of years past
las resided here. Though Young man,
10 hsn been several years. devo,ediy en-.
,agcd in the object which he has thus sue.
,e.siulIy accomplished. Add although be
has experienced In various ways his shars
,f the hsrss,iny ,tiaIs which seem 10 be-
ong 10 the fortunes Of inventive ssenius,
We cong ratulats him on having 20 soon al
aimed 10 his present matnto stage Of sue
,ess. .t.... .....
We may, at some future opportunity,
i've . mote extended and particular no.
leo Of this subject.