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A Valuable InVentiOn.-Our attention
turning spokes and handles, which strikes us
as being great benefit to the public in gener-
al, and blessing to carriage makers in particu-
lar. It is lathe SO constructed that it will,
by simply turning the crank, adapt itself to
the irregular form of the pattern, which oper-
ates as a cam to the bars that support the knives
The Blanchard Lathe has been con sidered the
Alpha and Omega of spoke machines. But its
expense, and the necessity of attaching steam
or motive power has prevented its general in
PRODUCTION and carriage builders have suffered
about as much from the tedious operation of
shaving the spokes by hand, nearly all of the
country shops preferring the latter course.
These disadvantages which carriage-buld-
ers, especially those operating on small
scale, have heretofore labored under, have
been obviated by this improvement. This
machine can be driven by hand, and made
very effective, the product amounting to five
or six times as much as by the old processes.
The expense of a machine complete, inclu-
ding the patent, is but little, if anything,
over one hundred dollars, and even in a
small country shop would soon pay for Itself.
We have thought proper to conine our
remarks in this short article, to the merits and
advantages of the use of this machine rather
than elaborate description, but we will simply
say that it is composed mostly of iron, being
not too heavy for man to lift and easily move
about; occupies a space of about two by three
feet, is not liable to get out Of order, and is SO
simple in its construction and operation, that
any person who can turn a crank can use it.
The machine has recently been patented, and
the inventor and patantee is Mr.. N. j. GLOVER,
of Waveland, Ind, but who is now at the es-
tsblishment of Messrs. j. A. FAY & Co., this
city, experimenting their manufacture. This
machine has been before the public but few
months, yet the patent for almost one-half the
United States has already been sold at flatter-
ing prices, mostly to parties in this city. FoI
further information in reference to rights OF
machines, address the patentee as above, OF
the manufacturers, this city.
1t is a cause of no little wonder to US
when we see the great number of Sewing
Machines that leave the Office of our neighbors
| LADD, WEBSTER Il Co. What becomes o.
them2 Considering the price of Sewing
Machines, one would suppose that none bu
the wealthy could afford to purchase them, anC
that by depriVing the poor of the work for
merly "given OUT" suffering would rather b,
augmented than relieved.
But the facts show different view of tn
case. Scarcely day passes that some poo
family is not made happier by the intrOduc
tion of one of these
"Iron neadle women
Wrought of sterner stuff than clay;
Who, unlike the drudses human,
Never weary night or day;
Never shedding tears Of sorrow,
Never mourning friends untrue,
Never caring for the morrow,
Never begging work to do"
Charitable Societies purchase them for th
support of their poor who are thus encourage
to help themselves. They use them for ever
variety of sewing among which the manufaC
= ture Of clothing for the many extensive clothin
houses of this city as being both easy and prof
table might be mentioned. A Sewing Machin
in order to obtain work from these establish
: ments must perform sewing alike on both side
} of the fabric, as onethird less silk is used b
this method than by the "cheap machines
which form an unsightly ridge on one side
, tho cloth and which ia also liable to wear o
or ravel out.
We have before called attention to the un
fOrnity and beauty Of the stitch made
! LADD, WEBsTER & Co.'S. MACHINES, and thOI