Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-06-04

AsAi.-At Tue request OF several SclenC1nc
citizens, we paid a visit, on Tuesday after
noon, to the shops of the Ohio Brush and
Wire Work Company, in the Penitentisry,
to witness the working of new thing un-
der the sun--a patent brush-making ma
chine. To say that we saw the most won
derful and beautiful piece of mechanism
ever invented, is but to say the truth. 1t
seems almost impossible to give an idea of
its workings by means of types, SO compli-
Gated yet so perfect are its movements.
H. B. Tyler, of New Haven, who is here
in charge of the machine and superintend-
ing its operations, has our thanks for the
clear manner In which he described to us
the n,odus operandi Of this brush-making
machiue,- and gave us practical idea of
the manner in which it operates. We will
try and briefly explain the mode in which
this machine makes brush, first premis-
ing that in just four minutes from the time
that the first hole is bored the brush is
completed. ar @
A block of wood of the requisite thick
ness for brush back is first placed under
a machine for boring the holes 1t can be
set SO as to bore any number of holes, and
at any distance from each other. The mo-
ment the number of holes the machine is
set for are made. the machine stops, and is
ready for another block. The holes are
made at the rate of 12O per minute.
AS fast as the blocks are made ready, they
are taken to another machine, similar in
motion to the boring machine, but having,
in addition, a greater combination of mo-
tions, where the bristles are firmly and
securely fastened to the block, so that when
the brush is finished, it has no veneered
piece glued on the top to come off the first
time the brush is put in water or gets wet.
This machine has an endless chain car
rier, which conveys the bristles to the front
of the machine, where sufficient of them to
fill one of the holes is seperated by an up
right finger of steel; at the same time the
bristles are grasped at the point of sepera-
ton by two horizontal steel fingers and
drawn under the front of the machine and
Immediately over the hole in the block
At the rear of the machine is reel of wire.
The end of the wire is passed through the
machine and, just over where the bristles
now are, is cut TO the requisite length and
sharpened to a bevel point. At the moment
the wire is cut, it is grasped by pair of
pincers, which bend it to the form of an
inverted capital U, and takes it down to the
bristles and twists it around them, fasten-
ing them firmly. No sooner is this done,
than down comes steel punch, driving
the wire bound bristles into the hole and
clinching them firmly there, so that we
have an almost indestructible rush. The
back must last until the bristles are all
worn out.
The Ohio Brush and Wire Work Com
pany have bought the right to use this ma
chine in the western country and can turn
out better and more satisfactory brush
than could possibly be made by hand
For scrubbing brushes, planking brushes,
for hatters, lye' brushes, for printers
use, in fact for any brush to be
used in cold or hot water, there is no
with them. We understand that six other
machines have been ordered for the Ohio
Brush and Wire-Work company, one of
which is arranged so as to bore holes and
fasten bristles at any desired angle, so that
fancy cloths, hair, plush and hat brushes
can be rapidly and handsomely made.
When they arrive we shall take another
and fuller look at this wonderful piece of
mechanism for making brushes.
NIX Cum RoUs.-Y esterday was the
roughest day in the business for gentle
man of highly local proclivities. We could
find nothing on the streets; absolutely
nothing. We went to the Recorders Office.
Nothing there. To the Probate Judges.
Nothing there. To the Auditors Office.
Nothing there. Wherever we dragged
our net yesterday we made water haul.
AS we gazed upon the unsullied pages of
our notebook we could but exclaim,
What a haulp
AsTRoNoMIcAL.-Ther rings of the planet
Saturn are approaching the period of their
greatest visible separation, and will be OBJ
served with much interest by astronomers.
At the Equator and in the parallels of 40
degrees south the planet will appear to the
best advantage. But it may be observed in
this latitude under peculiarly favorable
circumstances.
| The ladies of the Town Street M. f..
Church will hold Strawberry Festival,
Thursday evening, June l1th. A more ex-
tended notice will be given in due time.
NoTICE-The members of the Olentangy
Park Association are requested to call at
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