The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-07-13
e. BALLS
Ohio Mower & Reaper Combined!
Patented, August II, 1906; December !, 1857.
In England, July 20, 1867.
Manufactured by the Patentee, ut
Canton, Ohio.

Patented, August IL, 1856; December l, 1857.
In England, July 20, 1867.
Manufactured by the Patentee, ut
Canton, Ohio.
ITO this Machine as a Mower, was awarded the
Il highest number of credit marks C6i) at the
at Syracuse, N. Y, in 1857.
This TACT becoming known to a certain member of
the firm of Ball, Aulman & c. who were more
deeply interested in the Aultmnn and Miller Ma.
chine, which had only received thirty six credit
marks; a letter was written without my knowledge
or consent, through q member of the firm at the
time, to the Chairman OF the Committee, who upon
the authority of said letter, and without consulting
the other members, changed the award to the Ault.
man and Miller Machine, which had only received
thlrty.siX credit marks, as above stated. Use ia
BILE ID, page S5, Report o~fCommittee.
Therefore, until a majority OF said
acknowledge that they committed a blunder in
giving my Machine the highest number OF credit
marks, when they reilly intended to give il to the
Aultman ano Miller Machine, ] shall claim for my
Machine, the Grand Gold Medal, offered at that
Trial.
1t Is, however, my design to call s.ten.
ton more particularly, TO my Improved Ohio
Mower and Reaper This Machine, though exten.
sively manufactured and sold during the haryests
Ct 1856 and 1857, for reasons not important TO name
here, was comparatively out of the marke during
the harvest OF 1858. Yet, its triumph over every
competitor was most complete in both the first
years OF its existence. 1t is now again offered to
the farming public; not as a single Mower alone,
but as a Combined Reaper and Moving MACHINE,
every part OF it having bosn entirely remodeled dur.
ring the last year by the patentee
/ Thu carriage OF the Machine is mounted on
two driving wheels. In connection with each of
these, is a spur wheela nd pinion, making tho Ma
chine stronger and more durable than any single
geared Machine can be.
2. The rela ton between these two driving wheels
is such, that they operate on-jointly, OF separate
ly, as circumstances may require, The result Of
this is, that when the Machine is moving on a
curve either to the right or left, the usual epe I'D of
the knife retain ed, and ~cloeging avoided, and turn.
ing and backing made easy.
2. The weight of the Machine being all placed
upon two wheels instead OF one, the Machine is not
so apt to sink on soft ground, having g bearing sur.
face often inches inste ad Of six
4. The weight OF the carriage and gearing at.
tached to 1t, as well as that of both raker and driv.
ing wheels; by which the following advantages are
gained: lst, The wheels are prevented from slip.
ping on the ground. and thus prevent the Machine
~clogging: End, A powerful and efficient stroke to
the knife is produced, enabling the machine to cut
any kind OF grass or gruin without difficulty: Sd
NO weight being thrown on either the platform or
cutter bar, but that of its own; side draft obviated
and the machine made to run lighter.
S. The machine, both as a Reaper and Mower,
has n flexible cutter bar, which invariably adapts
itself to the uneven surface Of the ground. Mine
is the first successful machine that ever combined
this principle, and it is now an almagt universally
admitted fact among intelligent farmers and me-
chanics, that 1t is impossible to construct a good
Moving Machine without attaching a flexible cut.
ter. bar and two driving wheels.