The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-05-07
TBD WOOD MOWER AND REAPER

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States. Il Digest Of the Salient Facts
Grand Prizes A,Ourded to it in Europe.
It's Foremost Position on the american
Ointment. The Special Imperial
Uonors Waiter 4. Wood as q Rcc0gni-
ton Of his Great Success.
The Wood Mower and Reaper is one
of the "institution" of the United States.
The splendid success which these ma
chimes have achieved, as reward of the
ingenuity, integrity and perseverance
of their inventor, is one of the most
wonderful events of this wonder-work-
ing age of material development and
improvement.
1t is now nearly twenty years since
Walter A. Wood, then a young mechan-
ic of the age of thirty-twO years, first
conceived the idea Of moving machine
which should surpass anything in use.
He was then residing at Hoosck Falls,
in Rensselaer, County, n. ", in the
same place where his grand manufacto-
ry, the result Of his industry and inven-
tive genius, now covers acres of ground
and employs hundreds of men. Like
ali great inventions, destined to be use
full to the race-for such discoveries do
not spring from the brain Of the invent
or, like Minerva from the head of Jupi-
ter-this conception was produced, and
elaborated, and subjected to careful ex-;
pertinent for many years, before it fin
ally took shape and substance. But
Mr.. Wood worked on with characteris-
tic energy, until, about the year 1852, he
completed model and secured pat
ent. He Immediately commenced the
manufacture Of his machines in a small
way, and, in the year 1852, succeeded in
disposing of twenty eight machines to
the farmers of the vicinity. This was
certainly small beginning, but the
machine rapidly made its way into pub
lie favor.
The next year l66 were sold, the next
2SS and the sales went on increasing
until, in the year 1866, they amounted
to IL 600, and in the year 1867 to 1000,
with orders OH hand far beyond the ca
pacity of the company to fill! We be-
lieve the sales, last year, were at least
double those of any other factory in the
United States. The total number of
machines that have been made at the
mandatory at Hoosick Falls
since 1852 is 72,l72
TO which add the total number
of machines made in the Uni
tnl tnfn hv rt yI,hn
licensed by Mr.. W., and pay
royalty under his patents, 1850
And we find that the grand to-
tai, manufactured on his sys-
tenn, in the United States,
amounts to the extraordinary
number OF So,Sl2
OF this vast number, it is estimated
that at least $4,000 were in use in this
country and Europe during the harvest
last year. The first machines were sold
in Europe in 1858, and, up to this date
there have been sold, in different Euro.
pean countries, upwards Of 10000 ma
chimes of Mr.. Woods manufacture, be
'-tv per cent, of all the machines
.t, NV American manufac
,,rors 20 CO.. .oth,,, =, large number
p a;nle
estimated at more than 5000. We have
been shown an interesting calculation,
based upon reliable statistics. in which
an estimate is made of the number Of
acres Of grain and hay cut by the 1881.
machines manufactured under the Wal
ter A. Wood patents, and the cost o.
cutting tho same amount Of hay and
grain by manual labor. Upon the 9th
er side of the account is placed the cos
of cutting by the Wood mower and reap
er, and the price Of the machine. IL
this IL added the interest on the price
and the cost Of repairs, which items arr
I likewise estimated as being equal to TIL
original cost of the machines. Deduct
ing these expenditures from the cost 0
doing the same work by manual labor
it Is coaclusively demonstrated tha
the use Of Mr.. Woods machines has re
suited in actual saving to the public
the astonishing sum Of OVER SIXTY