The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-19
Manny's Combined Reaping and Moving
Machine,
WITH SEIERAKING ATTACuMENT


LETTER FROM DIsINTERESTED PARTY.
BALTIMORE May 18th, 1860.
Mr.. Noble Phillips:
DEAR SIR: You request me to give my opinion as
disinterested party of the Nanny Reaping Machine
with the newly introduced automatic rake improvement
attached:
On Tuesday last the 18th instant was invited to be
present at trial of the machine was to be had in
lot of rye growing in the southern suburbs of the city
Always feeling deep interest in machinery, and
that particularly which is gotten up for the agri
cultursts, accepted the invitation and, in company
with several gentlemen visited the grounds where the
trial was to take place.
Although well acquainted with the machine and its
operations you aware could not but express my
surprise viewing it for the first time with addi-
ton of this latest and most important Improvement"
was surprised at the simplicity and evident durability
of the arrangement and the absence all those
complicated fixtures of knuckles joints, rollers &c,
which are the most essential to- but TO the farmer and
operator the most Objectionable features Of all other ma
chimes known "selfrakers." noticed also that the
connection of the rang apparatus with the driving power
was most admirably planned nd adjusted but had no
definite idea of the workings of this part machine
until it put in operation and then before it had
moved twenty yards, was convinced that tie selfrakng
reaping machine was before me-
The rye in which the trial had measured from
three to three and half feet in height the
ground was soft from the recent heavy rains
the driving wheel of the machine sinking into
the earth from four to six inches, rendering the
baked earth of July yet two light horses taken
from the hack that conveyed place trial drew
the machine after them with ease
OF the cutting of the machine I shall only say that
have always considered it in this respect without
equal But the operations of the rake different from
all others that have that consider it worthy of
more elaborate notice. As above mentioned the connec
loh VI tis apparatus with he motive power s very sim
pie, it being effected by small wheel ght iron
c9gs gearing with the gear of the driving wheel
those acquainted with the machine understand these
termsl Through this cog wheel passes shaft which
@ %hS Rt he w PafGrm hay
endless chain connecting it with three other wheels one
stationed at each corner of the platform, which is of
rh0mOus or diamond shape.
To this endless chain is attached a rake about eight
inches in width, which, by the revolution of the chain
is moved from the left to the right the machine in
groove running around all sides the platform and
which, when at work, gathers up the grain from the
PLATFORM and lays it off the ground gaves of such
regularity and compactness as had done by
hand nor ever expected to effected by machine
of lever in front of the driver, which he can man
age without interfering with the management of his
horses This arrangement is very important but need
only to be used when the grain light the rake not
making gayel of the usual size in its regular revou
| tions.
1t is my opinion that the rake of this machine is the
most complete in all its adaptations of any vet offered
to the public and the farmers will slow in appreci
atng its value. This raking attachment does not ntr
fere with the operations of the machine as mover-the
change from reapng TO moving machine being effected
| in few minutes
Improvement
machine, coupled with the great reduction of price
which see has been DONE making it the cheapest as
wei as the best machine in the market recommend
10 the agricultural community No farmer need be in
formed of the advantages Of machine with sefrakng
attachment over without it, the saving of the labor
OF one mantle increased ghtneSs draft obtained by
the relief of the weight of the aker which also relieves
the machine OF great strain and therefore renders it
greater durability added the great advantage gained
in the saving of time which is in changing
hands, are all facts patent to every grain grower
With these advantages the harvest got through
with In much less time than with the use of a machine
without the self raking improvement
In examining the machine noticed also that it been
improved and strengthened in many of its minor pars
making 1t what believe TO be the complete and re-
haoe reaper ever offered to the public. In nv inter
course with farmers have often heard them utter COM
plants and not without reason of the general rai man
ner In which agricultural machinery constructed. but
this cannot be applied to the Nanny Reapng Machine for
nave observed that every year substantianal i'm
provementhas been added it, that at present il is
| model of strength and completeness
Yours very respectfully,
GEO. s. BANDED.