The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-07-24
SMITHS PATENT PLATFORM
SCAIsES

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A Rare Chance to secure . Valuable Agency
County or State Right as secured under
letters patent (recently issued), for
"Smyth's SelfActing, Bent
Lever, platform Scales"
can now be secured
on application to
the subscribers.
THIS invention claims superiority over every 9th
1 OF, in the following respects: In the invaluable
scientific principle involved, and upon which il acts
in its undertaking accuracy, In H. ~lishtness ant
form, and applicability 70 every purpose for which
Scales Of any kind are required: In lis perfect sim
piicity, and Inc fac. tina. any ordinary mechanic car
inanufactur 70 them; in the absence Of any compiled.
ton not liable to variation or 10 get cut OF order;
and finally, in the importantfact that this Scale can
be Afforded a. about one third the cost OF any. othe'
Platform Scale Of like capacity and accuracy, in use
And that possessing, In an eminent degree, all these
merits, this invention Is conceded TO Be one OF ths
most useful and valuable ever brought before the
all, II cannot but Ind an unprecedented sale and un'
divided market among farmers, housed sepers me.
chanics, merchant, etc. every where, to the exclusion
State and County Rights, under this Patent were
first offered for sale ON the 10Th day of March Last, al
The Eastern, Middle and Atlantic States were taken
by some of the most influential buslness men in thai
city, and al prices that gave the Inventor q handsome
competence. cV kToot " ~ 0cmauu " buoo6
Scales, that a factory fortheir manufacture is already
in successful operation, and will be rapidly enlarged
to an extent equal to the demand already
Rishts will be placed within the reach Of svery en-.
terprising salesman or business man, and upon such
terms as VII Insure success, and render their pos.
session q valuable acquisition, and = constant, sure
and increasing source Of profit during the ~contnu.
snee ofthe Patent.
tempting inducements offered than this Invention
adsfds, forthe small investment required, and TO a
man OF ability, is presented an opportunity for the
realization Of easy, rapid and honorable wealth. sell
dom Afforded. For further ormat apply to
DUMoNT & GoODRICH,
att. II. Dumont's, Perry St,
Davenport, Iowa.
From the .atlas asi .Argxs.
sxyrH,s PArEKr PLATFORM SCALs.-We have ex.
nmined this new invention. Nothing can Be simpler
o, more completely developed than the priAclpls
~aisht lifts q pondulum, suspendsd and loaded a
he end, through an arc Of circle; and the indicator
points out, upon the graduated circumference, ths
sxact weight. In other platform scales The measure
ofayoirdapois has TO be ascertainea by moving
loose weight on q beam, as on . stselyard, TIL il hit
me precise point. smyth's invention 10 . self-work
ing one, aud indicates 1T once, and TO the minutes
fraction, the figure. By attaching the weight ON III,
end Of the pendulum, the scale becomes multiple.
BY nves or tens; BY releasing the weight II give
ouucesinstesd Of pounds. For household purposes
Is is ss cheap and far better than stselyards; and Il
sabine the way 70 all well-regulsted kitchens wheF,
the receipt book, with It's prescriptions Of wsight sns
From tho Chicago Democratic Press.
SnYrH's PATENr PLATyoRh ScALEs.-We have OK
amined this new and valuable invention, and full.
concur In the favorable opinion which II has Gillette,
ffsm the united pressof Albany, ss will be seen b.
reference TO an advertisement In another column
We believe IL is just what is wanted by the people o
the West, TO the agricultural community, in parucu
lar, 1t 10 invaluable. We for The luck inven
tor All unlimited sale, As the low price atwhiah the
are Afforded will place them within the reach Of sy
cry farmer In the State. Those Of our citizens VII
are prejudised against new inventions, from the ms
NY worthless patsntsthAt are hawked about the couu
try, by calling stthe ofics Of Smyth's Patent Plsi
form Scales, No. 80 South Clark Street, and exam
Inc these Scales, will be sstisned that the ecouom,
| utility and sccura ey, combined In them, snutlesh
| invention 10 the foremost ranks Of the many wonds
ofinvention. 1t will open . Geld Of enterprise
thousands ofour enterprising mon, ~ lucrative -
isbroad and unlimited. July7 dim wn