The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-06-15
E. BALLS
Ohio Mower & Reaper Combined!
Patented, August IL, 1856; December /, 1857.
In England, July 20, 1857. o.
Manufactured by the Patentec, Mt

Patented, August IL, 1856; December /, 1857.
In England, July 20, 1857. |
Manufactured by the Patentec, ut
Canton, Ohio.
tho this Machine as a Mower, was awarded the
4 highest number OF credit marks t6lI at the
Great National Trial of Reapers and Mowers, hello
NJ Syracuse, N. Y, in 1857. |
This fact becoming known to a certain member Of
the firm Of Ball, Aultman & Co who were more
deeply interested in the Aultman and Miller Ma
chine, which had only received thirty six credit
marks; n lie tier was written without my knowledge
or consent, through a 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
t~hirty.six credit marks, as above stated. Use ia.
BILE D, page 85, Report otCommiuee.
Therefore, until a majority of said Committee
acknowledge that they a blunder in
giving my Machine the highest number OF credit
marks, when they really intended to give il to the
Aultman ana Miller Machine, ] shall claim for my
Machine, the Grand Gold Medal, offered at that I
Trial. E... ....
1t is, however, my design to call atten.
tinn more particularly, to my improved Ohio
Mower and Reaper This Machine, though exte1-
siyely manufactured and sold during the harvests
4 1856 and 1857, for reasons not important to name
here, was comparatively out OF the market during
the harvest OF 1853 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 besn entirely remodeled dur.
ring the last year by the patentee
! Tn. carriage OF the Machine is mounted on
two driving wheels. In connec len with each OF
these, is a spur wheela nd pinion, making tina Ma
chine stronger and more durable than any single
geared Machine can be.
.. The rela ton between these two driving wheels
is such, that they operate on.iointly, or separate.
ly, as circumstances may require. The result oil
! ~, Il, HbAt .,l-- tko II.
curve either to the right or left. the usual epesd OF
the knife retain ed, and clio. ging 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 moi
SO apt TO sink on soft ground. having q bearing sur
face OF ten inches inste ad of six
4. The weight OF the carriage and gearing at.
tached to it, rs we'll 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 ard efficient stroke to
the knife is produced, enabling the machine to cut
any kind OF grass or grain 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 liz hter.
S. The machine, both as n Reaper and Mower,
has a flexible utter bar, which invariably adapts
itself TO the uneven surface of the ground Mine
is the first successful machine that ever cnmbined
this principle, and it is now an almost universally
adm it,ed fact among intelligent farmers and me-
Ichanics, that il is impossible to construct a good
Moving Machine without attaching a flexible cut
ter bar aud two driving wheels.
The following ie a Statement of improvements
made upon the Machine During the Present
Year, many OF which are Peculiar to
my Machine alone.
lst. The mechanical execution of the work, as
well as the character OF the materials used in their
constr elton, is superior to that Of most machines
of the kind.
ID. The driving wheels are three feet high, thus
improving the draft. t, ia.
81. The machine weighs one hundred and fifty
pounds less than heretofore.
4th. 1t has an adjustable tongue, by which the
side draft can positively be controlled under all cir
cumstances. Some machines have little or no side
draft whilst moving, but have a great deal whilst
reoping. Nothing but an Adjustable tongue can
avoid this diffiruIty
9Th The highth If the stubble can be changed
from one To five inches in an Instane, withput stop
ping the Machine. This is an important improve.
ment, from the fact that II enables the Machine to
cut lodged grass as close to the ground as that
which Is standing; or TO cut a high stubble where
The ground is rough, boggy or stony; or the points
"ithe guards can be turned above the, g, IS whilst
the Machine may BE- passing over it after it lie cut
9TH In case the Lifting Princ'ple' should be
preferred to the one just described, the cutter bal
can he confined TO cut at any given height, and then
by the use of a lever The driver whilst OF his seat,
can raise the cutter-bor parallel with the gr' unc
rom 8 to IL inches. This arrangement facilitated
turning and backing, or passing over large st one
" stumps .F
nh In moving the Machine owe. cut grass, oil
from place to place, the cutter bar can, in an in
slant. be raised, folded up and supported ngains
he side of the Machine. No Machine in the worlC
excels mine in this particular l
9th. The Machine can be thrown In and out o
ear instantly, whilst the Machine is in motion.
9Th. The cutter.bar is placed in the rear of tn
irving wheel. thus ~obviating the danger OF tn
team getting into the knives.
10Th Ii hnR an adiuutihla atuath,no atick 1vhic1
can be raised and lowered to suit tall and loa
grass.
The Mower cuts four feet and four inches wide
Its Advantages as "a Reaper!
/. The reel has five arms instead Of four. enab
ing II to revoive ut a slow speed making ii les
liable to shatter out the wheat, and is also an I'D
vantage in cutting lodged or low grain.
2 The grain is Il .livered at the side Of the plat
iorm, Ell tirely out OF the way of the next round.
). The raker rides on the carriage, where hi;
weight don't increase the side dl aft, and where HI
can perform his work with ease. and deliver the
grain in the best condition for binding.
The position of the raker AMI platform being
IN the rear OF the driving wheels, all unnecessary
weight is removed from The necks OF the horses.
5. 1t CUTS swath six Ieet wide, and will cut one
acre per hour, with one span VI horses. without inju'
ring them. @
5. 1t can be changed from a Mower tu a Reaper
IN ID minutes, or vice versI.
Hundreds OF certificates are in my possession Ger
tifYing to the advqnti ges Of his Machine
Price Of Of the Combined Machine, $l55, half cas-
on the delivery Of the Machine, and the balance /
six month, thereafter.
Single Mower, sl25; payments same as for Con
bined Machine.
In case all cash is paid on the re ceipt of eithe
{ the combined machine or Single Mower, five do
lars will be deducted.
All freight and charges are to BIZ paid by the pul
chaser, and a receipt taken for the amount. An
should that amount exceed TIE sum OF three dollar
such surplus will be deducted from the price Of til
Machine on day OF settlement.
The above machines are for sale in Cadiz by I
5. WOUDBORhE T.; who is sole agent for Harrisc
and Carroll counties. Els. W. also has a numbe
Of superior steel tooth Horse Rakes for sale.
(adlz, May 4, l859.3m.
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