New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-09
PATENT LUMBER DRYER.
sY's.,,.... .BULKLEY,s
PATENT LUMBER DRYER,

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PATENT LUMBER DRYER,
sUPERHEATED STEAM, WITHOUT PRESSURE, WILL
SEASON LUMBER IN FROM sTo 4 DAYS.
Important Invention for Seasoning Humber.
1t will Lumber average cost of 81 per 1909 feet
1t will season Lumber thoroughly check
than any other process
1t is safer, does the work quicker cheaper
any other process.
The expense Of Kiln and Right is within the reach of
every one
1t costa less dry the water in Lumber than to haul it
twenty miles.
NO NECESSITY FOR USING GREEN LUMBER
The Lumber from the ready worked I'm
medately.
The cost of changinga Dry Air Kiln into Steam
Kiln or of erecting Kiln and the price of Right are
often saved in year by this process.
of keeping large stocks of lumber hand It
less to dry by this than the interest while
drying in the air.
Carpenters, Coopers Cabinet Carriage Sash, Door and
Blind Manufacturers Owners of Planning Machines Saw Mills
and all who wish dry lumber should be in possession of the
Right to this invention.
a common Hot Air Kiln be changed into Steam Kiln
This process in use IN the Car shops of the Pennsyl
yania Cent? al New York Central Atlantic and Great West
Louis Illinois Central Chicago Bar9gton i a1d quincy
Michigan Central Toledo and Wabash Sunduky Dayton and
the manufacturers Cars Carriages Sash Doors and Blinds
'Af 9R5sfa stss
%9o sd PAPEB BRICK SALT and other
ss Of tn the Dryer before paying for the Right by
For further information, address
JOSEPH FRY,
Bsx 202S, Postoffce, New Orleans, La.
From the Washington Navy Yard.
. WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, Feb l8, 1851
To VIM. Keleer Esq, Constructing Engineer:
Strive have of Bulkleys Lumber Dryers in operation
this yard W. have made thorough tests Of the
lumber VIZ Five White Pine PIank s9s 'o0"Ds samples Of
No Weighed in 81 lbs, weighed IS lbs; gauged in
NJ q Weghed IN g i6sj Seghed out 81 MS gauged
No Weighed IN g MS weighed out 81 MS gagged in I51
No Weighed in 70 Ms weighed 81 Bs gagged in I515
20 s. Weighed il g Hs weighed out 81 Bs gagged in 1874
No. g. green black Walnut board weighed in IS s out 81
No 6qs 81 Walnut 6aEd weighed in 40 bs out SO
No An Ash plank inches 10 years in yard weighed in
II lbs, out Il gagged in Is inches out l4A.
in g ts OFT q; gsggsd II "A inches oat u
ga inches. 90 "
~ II An old dry board, IL inch thick gagged in 12a
No Il green plank, ~ inch thick was cut into three
l5 inches wide shrnk quarter of inch in Is hours he
piece WHICH remained under fire three days shrunk
The hrnksge seems to be taken out by the superhated
This lumber seasoned in less than seems as
bright and full Of life as the best air dried lumber.
We consider these Kns of great advantage to this yard and
believe the be just what have long needed Il
cess based upon the right principle and economical
9. L. WILLIS, Foreman. 0'--'''
ton correctly stated and the experiment to have been
complete PRa sas sT:o e; BR0WN Navy
tory and we believe them to be o correctly SSgI stated
/ CHIEF OF Bureau of Navy Yards and Docks
Engineer in chiefcf Navy sIsy'i Yards and Docks.
From r.. L. 81 H yvebster,
Manufacturers of Barrels, EIepburg Center New York
We have in use two of Bulkeys Patent Dryers They
From w. III. Langley,
Manufacturers of Barrels, Gallpolis, Ohio
The Dry Kiln built direction of your Agent for
seasoning slaves has been in constant and believe it
about green those partly seasoned Know
ing we Gann few days at small expense have them well
From Howe Ik Jones'
Sash Door and Planning MILL 1929 Beach street. Philadelphia
We have been using Bnkleys Patent Lumber Dryer for
not have been able to fiji orders without for past few
lumber seasonabe time and We believe the lumber So
dried is in no way injured by the process.
From j. H. Schumacher,
Piano Maker, Philadelphia.
Test made by Bukleys Patent Lumber DRYER One pece Of
Pine board 21a inches wide, Ia inches thick weight h.
lumber was dried in the yard three years and ONE Year in bo
kim BY process to ali manufacturers
From Moore 81 Campion,
Philadelphia
Test made BY Bgley Lumber Dryer Of two pieces black
Walnut inch boards II inches wide half shrunl
inch in width; one 10 inches wide, dry b
takes snkage out of the Lumber than any other and
does not inure it.
Tes MGds at the sHSR of the
In order make test of Bulkeys Patent Lumber Dryer
walnut and after firing forty hours the lumber
when put in tie ns and also when taken OUT anu sNus''
u neh 1S Rnk %s des On + rs weighed out @
AZ inch ash plank weighed in g bs, weighed out 60 lbs
inch black walnut plank weighed in g ms weighed
IL inch cherry board gaugsd in 1875 inches, gagged
gauged in 81 By 9;l6 inches gauged out 81 by77l6
came from the kiln ready TO work
{ j. P LByAN, Superintendent Car Department.
JNo. p LAIRD, Supt Motive Power and Machinery.
The practical operation of Balkeys Lumber Dryer ho
69d ps sn n m Sh y hs of
THOMAS A. SCOTT, Vice President
From G. L. Alien,
Superintendent of Wood Work aud Car Shops Chicago Blu
9gt ss an" nas 9a as !. t6 o Ago Bs
Lumber Dryer 1t has the qualities of thoroughly seasonn
tended and will dry the lumber in short space of time It
four days using far less fuel day than had
per day when the lumber dried to four week
and tile lumber thoroughly seasoned than any
have dried heretofore and that too without any checks
From William Johnson,
Foreman New York Central Railroad Shops Auburn N Y
1t has been great help to u.s. consider the best mode
drying lumber nowin
: From 8. j. Hays,
Superintendent of Machinery, Illinois Central Railroad
The Dryer works satisfactorily We have recently bu
another kin, and shall build several more.
From s. q. Case,
Superintendent of Oar Dept of Michigan Central Railroad
From several years experience with Fl. G. Bulkey's al
y other methods of drying lumber cheeuly recoi
10 mend this the best in
From Barney, Smith 81 Co.,
Car Builders, Dayton, Ohio.
We deem the equally we'll adapted to soft and
lumber and of all dimensons the time required for dry
varying with the kind and thickness We find ndspenSat
in business.
From Dean 81 Eaton,
b Car Builders Detroit, Michigan.
LIS 81 by Ia inch oak for trucks
three than would have if
and the open We have thorough tests
find lumber does shrink particle after coming FRI
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