The weekly Butte record., 1862-09-06
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The London Exhibition.

The ceremony Of awarding the prizes of the
Great Exhibition took place 90 the 18th. The
Duke Of Cambridge officiated as representative
OF the Queen. supported by the leading mem
bers of the Cabinet. and large number OIL
foreign princes and dignitaries- The attend
ance was estimated at 100000
Among the awards twenty medals have been
granted to American exhibitors for improved
agricultural machines and implements, seven
for firearms including Colts revovers, and one
for naval architecture. This is the whole OF
tie information which has vet reached US res
pecting the awards. When We receive the
names of the American exhibitors TO whom
prizes have been granted, We shall present
more information on the subject.
TIE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT
The London Mechanics Magazine, in its
notices Of American articles says: Among
the many useful inventions from the United
States, perhaps the most remarkable is the
power loom for weaving tufted fabrics. This
IS the invention Of Mr.. A. Smith OF West
Farms New FORK, and is intended for weav-
ing the Administer carpets or any other tufted
or pile fabric which requires cutting and is
produced from pattern. Unlike either the
jacquard or the old draw loom. the pattern
designed Is formed by the arrangement Of the
spools which are suspended over the machine
to the number OF 270. These produce a pat
tern the whole width of the material and i
yards long, and at every throw of the shuttle,
piece OF mechanism rises up like so many
fingers, catches hold of the threads and weaves
them IN. A knife then passes swiftly over it
and cuts off the tufts to any length required.
ANY design can be woven in it in parts which
when united will have the appearance of being
woven ia one piece, and the loom will produce
twenty-five yards in one day. This loom has
received great attention from scientific Eng
lishmen and Earl Granville, who is well ac-
quainted with weaving operations, has declared
publicly that it is destined to achieve great
\%esults.
L. A. Bigelow, Of Boston, exhibits several
machines connected with the operations of boot
and shoe making. One machine pares the
leather intended for soes so az to reduce the
whole to an equal thickness, another cuts out
the soles at the rate of twenty pairs per minute
and another machine trims the heels. The up
pers are also cut out mostly by machinery
The parts of a boot having been all placed to-
gether with the sole ready to sew on the sew
ing machine exhibited stitches on the soles of
100 pairs of boots per day These machines
have surprised English shoe manufacturers.
BiakeS American machine for breaking the
small stones used for macadamized roads Is al
so exhibited by Mr.. Bigelow. This machine
was employed for breaking the stones employ
ed TO make the walks ln the New York Cen
trail Park The London Mechanics Magazine
has the following respecting it: We should
like to see such a machine in use in this coun-
fry. We have seen on the roadside. especially
I'm the North, men, and even womea exposed
to the heat Of the sun, toilDg hour after hour
in breaking stones for the highways, an occu-
patton requiring no skill and remunerated at
the rate Of eighteen pence per day 1t easily
brushes tnts greensboro and TIE most obSti-
nate trap to any dimensions required for con
crete railway ballast. and roads
This machine would be one Of the most val
liable acquisitions to England, where all the
common roads are macadamized and kept in
the most perfect repair Scientific American.