The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-08-04
SMITHS PATENT PLATFORM
SCALES.
A Rare chance to secure Valuable Agency
Rare lhance TO secure Valuable Agen6y
County or State Right as secured under
letters patent Qecently issued), for
"Smyth's Self-Acting. Bent
Lever, platform Scales"
can now be secured
on application to
the Subscribers

THIS Invention claims superiority over every 9th.
scientific principle Involved, and upon which it acts,
in its undertaking accuracy, IN its lightness and
strength ia its wonderful capacity, convenience OF
In Of of ann Kind are required In ts perfect sim
ncity and the fact thai any ordinary mechanic can
nanufac tn them; in the absence OF any complied
lion not liable to variation to get cut OF order
and finally the I'm portantfact tRat this Scale
he afforded about one third tho cost ,of any other
platform Scale Of like capacity and uracy in
And that posse ssnE, 10 eminent degree, all these
merits this invention is conceded to be one of the
Iuost useful and valuable syer brought before the
nuhle And coming, as it does, within the reach of
li it cannot but find an unprecedented sale and un-
divided market among farmers, ekeepers, me.
chaaic merchants ETC. every where, to the exclusion
of every other weighing apparatus.
State ana County Rights, under this Patent were
first offered for sale on the 10th day of March iast, at
Albany Y, and, in the short space ofa0 days all
The Eastern Middle and Atlantic States taken
Nv some Of the most inf entail business men in that
civ and prices that gayethe Inventor handsome
cnisnne,enee. So great is the demand for these
Scsls tbat factory for their is already
in tai peration, and will be rapidly enlarged
10 an extent equal TO the immense demand already
Eiphts viii be placed withinthe reach Of every en-
tarpIisiIg sales man or business man. and upon such
terms u insure success, and render their pos
session n aiuabla acquisition, and constant, sure
I'D inerea sing source Of profit during the eontnu-
anee ofthe Patent. = s=1 eras
IA fs believed that seldom or never, were more
Tempting Inducements offered than this Invention
afstJs ior The small Investment required aud to
man of ability, is presented an opportunity for the
realization of easy, rapid and honorable wealth sell
dom affo rded. For further information apply 10
"I'1sIss q uQN0NT & GooDRIGH.
att II, Dumont's, Perry St,
- Davenport, lows.
I E From the atlas and .argas.
sNyru's PATENT PLATFORM seALE.-We have ex-
nminb, n is new ayantsn Nothing can be simpler
more eompie.ey @ssGioPen 'sJh me pane'b,s
,s.irbt IN. a gduium, suspended and loaded at
he s,t ii teg al circle; AMI the indicator
tl,, tad, L..
sxactwsgAt. In other platform scales 1.-The measure
oinyoirdlpo has to be ascertaileA by moving q
loose weight on beam, as on steeyard, till 1t hits
The precise point. Smyths invention Is seif-w ork-
pg one nud Indicates at once, and to the minutest
fraction, lac figure. BY attaching the weight the
end OF the pendulum, the scale becomes multiplied
BY fyes or tens; by releasing the weight it gives
ounces cad Of pounds, For household purposes,
Il is as cheap and far better than stselyards; and Is
anding the way TO all sel'reguated kitehens where
tho receipt book, with its prescriptions ofweight and
From lie Chicago Democratic Press.
SayrR's PAreSr PLATFORM ScALRs.--We have ex-
amined this new aud valuable Invention, and fully
concur in tho favorable opinion which II has ELECTED
from the united press OF Albany, as will be seen by
refereuca to an advertisement in another column
We bsleye it Just what is wanted by the people Of
the West, TO the agricultural community IN partiel-
lar il is Invaluable. Wcprsdictor the lucky inven
tor AN unlimited sale as the low price atwheh the,
are ato rded will place them within the reach Of
ery farmer In the State. Those Of citizens who
are prejudieed against new Inventions, from the ma
nv worthless patentsthat are hawked about the
tfy by calling at the office of Smyth's Patent Plat
farm Scales, No. 30 South Clark Street, and exam
inc these scales will be satisfied that the economy
uttity and aceu cy, combined In them, entities thi
invention 10 the foremost ranks of the many wonder
ful disco vores that have stamped this Eraas the az
| OF invention. 1t will open field of enterprise {
thousands of our enterprlsing men as lucrative ss
| abroad and unlimited. JULY dim W.T.
| NOTICE.
| A LLpersons knowing themselves indebted TO tn
| bAsubseriber very politely but earnestly 70
| qaesledto call and settle up immediately. All 4c
counts not settled up Ny The Goth OF August viii
| inly 26 6aw IoHN 1ohDhN.