The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-09-13
Ohio Mechanics Institute Exhibition,

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Ohio Mechanics Institute Exhibition.
We spent few hours, yesterday, in the Ma
chinery Department of the brilliant exhibition
of our hons and foreign mechanics, at Pixies
Opera house. We have good things TO say of
cur home mechanics. Cincinnati and Ohio
exhibit some meritorious specimens of we'll
adapted machines, which attract the atten-
tion of every discerning visitor. A, we can
not name them all in this article, we must be
content to call attention to but few.
HYDRAULIC wINE-pREss.
That mschanioal-min citizen, Mr.. W. R.
FEE, has surpassed his former efforts in his
achievement Of the "Hydrauiic Wine. press"
now on exhibition. All old designs, plans,
contrivances, excuses for presses, have to give
way to this simple, sensible, servicable machine,
which comes to its work with the power of a
thousand of brick" regulated by one mans
superin ntendence. The exertion required is
not one to fret, worry and sweat the operator.
He can conduct the whole arrangement almost
without turning down his shrt-colar or roll
ing up his shirt-sleeves. The power tia
squeeLes the grapes is conveyed to the press by
pumping slight stream Of water behind the
Gliding head, forcing it with tho power of steam
and crushing completely the whole moisture
from the lees or the pummics. This style Of
press is applicable to pressing cider, or tho diff
farent oils. It's success Is sure. Every one
sees its power, and it proves its own capacity.
LANE AND BoDLEr's CIRCULAR SAWS.
Another triumph of the skill of Cincinnati
mechanics, and one attracting marked obser-
vations, as we have heretofore noted, is LANE
4 BoDLEY s complete Saw. mill and Gearing. 1t
will work an entire revolution III the saving Of
lumber.
CENTRIFUGAL PUMP.
By the way, the Centrifugal Pump of
HoLMEs, an engineer Of the Cincinnati Water
works, has proved ts capacity to lift one hundred
t7rrs,. of rater per hour. We trust that this
ingenious mechanic will hare proper patronage
for his unobtrusive but useful invention.
HAMILTON, BUTLER COUNTY, SPECIMENS.
There is q department in which Butler
County should take special pride. Hamilton
County feels pride in hor behalf, on account
of the important exhibition made by Hamilton
manufacturers--we mean tho homemade Cir
cular Cast. steel Saws of WOODRUFF & McPAR-
LIN. The very largs, well-tempered, finely
ground and polished Circular Saws made at
this western factory are creditable to the me-
ehanical skill of all engaged in their manu-
facure. The proprietors boldly put forth
ther banter-"WOst rersus East" The Hy-
lrau!ic Wator-poTer of Hamilton is doing
good execution in turning out such No. l
specimens as these exhibited by our Butler
County friends,
AUrOMAFoS SASH MACHINE.
We have proud specimen of ingenious
work, of vell.adapted machinery to mans
uses, in BERLEw's Automaton Sash.machine; it
does almost everything but talk. Its inventor
Is from Delaware, Ohio, who has perfected an
almost self-workng instrument. 1t is so har-
moniOusly arranged that it can be adapted to
large or small work. 1t takes the board and
slits it, and tho slat, without any handling, is
carried from tho saw to q small plane, which
dresses enc side Of the sash; it is borne to
smother contliyance, which cuts the tenon and
mortce; it turns clear round, and in coming
back, the other side is by two different opera
tions completed, ready to be framed. This
simple, but serviceable machine, saves the labor
Of ten meu. Persons not skilled as mechanics,
even boys, can conduct the operations of this
machine.
PLASKS FOR A PLhTFORM.
MITCHELL & ROWLAND and JOIN X. GREEs,
lumber dealers, very modestly keep in corner
plank, each Of the most substantial kind,
such aS the stoutest, stamping politician might
stand on. What think you of clear whito pine
plank, of great length, three inches thick and
forty inches wide?
A sTAvE-hACHINE FROM LOWELL, MASS.
Ohio and Cincinnati are deeply interested in
the economical construction of barrels-it
made cheap and in superior manner. The ma.
chine, which is thus an improvement upon the
old ones, should be we'll received. Wo intro
duce, then, to Cincinnati notice, McNIsH &
BrTLER's Circular-saw and Stave- dresser and
JOinter, both self-feediug, which, to our un,
educated eye, is performing what We need in
this line. Mr.. MCNIsH, tho inventor, will ex.
plain tho working Of the two, machines. The
arrangement by which the saw Stats of the
stave appears to be very handy. Thestaves are
placed upon tho dresser and joiuter--the former
cuts the, top convex and the inside concave,
and the latter smoothly joints the edges to the
proper, even level, aud adjusts the width prop.
erly from the middle to either end. Stuff car
be prepared for sixty barrels an hour. A boy
can Do the work. The saw-mill costs $125
and the dresser and jointer 5000, with the righ
to use the machine.
The Fruits and FlOwers--The Hortf
cultural Exhibition.