The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-07

, Aars Cnanes 70 secure . Valuaols Agency
County or State Right as secured under
letters patent t~recently issued), for
aSmyth's Sslf-Actng, Bent
Lever, platform Scales"
can now be secured
on application to

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THIS invention claims superiority over every 9th,
i or, in the ioilouing respects: In the invaluable
scientific principle inv olved, and upon which il acss,
In lie undevlasins scsarssy, In rs hshtness and
fern, and applicability 10 every purpose for which
Scales Of any kind ars required; in IL perfect sim
piieity, and The fact that any ordinary mechanic can
nsnufaeture them; In the absence Of any e~cmpiisa.
pon net liable TO variation or 10 get cut OF order;
and finally, n The i'm poflant fact hat this scale eau
be Afforded ut ABOUT one ihird the cost OF apy other
Platform Scale OF like capacity aud accuracy, ia use.
And thai possessing in IN emii,ent degree, all these
merits, this invention Is conceded TO be one OF the
public. And coming, as IL does, within the reach 81
ali, il cannot but 1ud an unprecedented sale and up-
divided market among farmer, hsussksepef., me.
OF every other weighing apparatus.
state and County kigbts, under this Patent were
hrst offered for sale gu the 10Th day OF March Ias,, al
the Eastcr IN Middle and Atlantic states were d keu
BY some OF The moei inf ueu business men In that
ely, and al prices thatgsvs the inventora handsome
eompetence. So great il he demand for these
scales, that 6 factory ssrlheir msssiac.ure 10 alresdy
ia saecessfui operation, and will " FApidly epit rged
TO an extent equal 70 the immense deIssBd already
Rights will be placed within the reach of every en-
.~erprisiDg salesman or business mxn, and upon such
term ~ v u insure success, and render their pos
session n valuable acquisition, and a constant, sure
and increasing source OF profit during The eohtinu-
ancS ofIhe Patent.
Ii is believed that seldom or never, were more
leMpkthS cutfcu man tLlk luNeEtiOn
ansrds, iorthe small Investment required. aud 10 a
man OF ability, 10 presented an opportunity for the
realization oil easy, rapid and honorable wealth sell
dom Afforded. For arlaer Information apply 10
III DuM0ST d GoopRlCH,
at. II. Dumonts, Perry st,
Davenport, Iowa.
freR the .9tiss sEd .irgus.
SMITHS PArgsr PLArroRh scALs.-we have az
nmiued tails new inssntisn. Nothing Gao w. simpler
o. more completely developed than the ptiuciple
upon which IL acts. The platform which sustaiIs the
weight ills peEdalum, suspended and loaded NJ
the end, through an arc Of circle; and the indicator
poluts oui, upon the graduated circumference, the
exact weight. In olhsr platform scales ,ihe measure
ofavoifdupois has 10 be ascertained ~ moyIsg a
loose weight ON a beam, as ON q sts.iyard, iii ii ali,
/ the precise point. Smyth's invention is q self wars.
4 isx one, and indicates Vt once, and To The minutes,
fraction, the figure. BY attaching The weig. on he
1 end Of the pendulum, the scale bseOIn % ~ altiplied
BY ives or tens; by releasing the weight ii xives
oancssinsssad OF pounds. For household purposes.
lis as cheap and far better than steelyards; and IL
nadiD. the way u all well-rsg1laied kitchsss whers
The receipt boot, With It's prescriptions Of weight aud
From the Chicago Democratic Prsss.
| SHTrHhs PATENT Platform ScALEs.-Ws have ex-
/ aminsd this new and valuable Invention, and full
/ concur in the favorable opinion which il has ELECTED
from the united pressof Albany, ~ will DO seea \,
| reference TO an ADVERTISEMENTS another eolu
We believe IL ia just what is wanted by the people a,
the West, TO the agricultural community in psrtieu-
lar, it Is invaluable. We prediction the lucky inveu
tor sn unlimited sale, ~ Inc low price sIwhieh the
are Afforded will place them within The reach OF sv.
cry farmerin the State. Those Of our citizens who
ny worthless patsntsthAt are hawked sbsut the coun.
Try, BY calling Al the office Of Smyth's Patent Plat.
form scales, No. 80 South Clark StE eel, and exam.
inc thssS Scslss, will be satisned that the economy,
invention 70 the foremost ranks Of the many wonder.
full discoveries that have stamped this Era ~ the sgs
efinvsntisn. IL viii open = nsld Of enterprise is
thousands Of cur snterprsing men, as lacratiys a. il
iSbr0Rd and unlimited. iuIy7 dim wifi