New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-02
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

HoRTICULTURAL-NEw PLUMBERS JoINT-TN-
LINED PIPE-CHANDELlERs, CLOCKS AND
BRoNZEs-MIsCELLANEoUs MENTION.
The grand Fair at the Empire Rink con-
tnues to be pleasant, profitable aud popular place OF
resort The machinery is in full operation. and all the
departments crowded 70 oyerhowing The free dis
ributon OF Eureka coffee, Chalyns oordias and Pat
tersons mineral waters ia still literally continued, and
the exhibitor OF Heekors farna Jelly has begun 20
gratuitousy dispense that wholesome and toothsome
article. The horticultural department. is daily repen.
ished and includes, among the recent additions two
heaps OF fine onions. six plates Of tomatoes haa dozen
large watermeIons from Richard A Leonard, OF Middle
town, aud hundred varieties OF potatoes exhibited Dy
ReisiR a. Hexamer, OF New Castle.
Two articles Of particular Interest TO all who have
pipes their houses are the leadnGased block
wells Shaw & willard Manufacturing Company OF
I9s PIPE a aGe G S a p M o he
lead with the pureness OF the TIM IL IL cheap, strong
flexible and durable and las been heartily Endorsed by
leading chemists and physicians as one OF the great sani
ary improvements Of the age, nasmuch rs water flows
plumbers Joint, invented and exhibited by haac Smith
requires solder and s likely TO soon supersedo tho
fhls Joint is neat, strong simple and economca Its
made OF brass heavily timed both inside and out and
as TO- which the heat applied with pair Of hot
tongs This application Of heat causes the tin n me
inner surface OF the pipe, making sweatcd union that
no force can or water nese JSin
undoubtedly worthy Of examination and general adop-
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and OF materials and apparatus for manufacturing them
One is the Sicily lemon sugar nsnufactrred and exhibit
fine, white sugar strongly inpregnaed with the pocu
liar ayor o. te lemon S HnI t%0 II o emoDade
CAN'T Co exhibit other articles Of their own manufac
ture Including Sea Foam bakiugpowder Paragon salea
crystals Of sal soda pure cream tartar ana DearDohate
Onon off ia mos
the caTpeed alcoye OF Mitchell, Vance Co OF Broad
bles and shelves sustain o costly array OF clocks,
bronzes and church fixtures, while dozens OF brackets
pended from the ceiling This exhibition includes gilt
bronze or toilet chandeliers, with from three 10 twenty
four lights In each with an ingenious central extern
sion; seven hall pendants and three star pendants;
sixteen. gilt, bronze or blue.and-g lt brackets
dlesticks and three candeabras; four standards,
three of them placed ornamental scarlet stand In
large and two small bronze figures; gilt and nine
bronze portable figures each supporting costly shade
with 80 lights nine imitation marble clocks.
seven bronze s9SSs ana nine @ nopg s
front OF the PLATFORM and are TO DO lighted Dy BOgart
electric process The value OF this display is estnated
at $4,000, and hundreds OF dollars were expended III
Of the noticeable things in the Fair is set OF
thirteen OF Jukes ingenious revolving glass gas burners
exhibited by McLewee Putnam OF Broadway. These
burners sd pyR Is that is equally
amusing and surprising Hotchkss Sons OF ChamDeisst
exhibit glass case OF metal curry Oh het
and various sizes p & f. Corbn OF Hickman st. display
a case OF bronze knobs, hinges, locks and other door
hardware OF snguIary elegant doogns George Naunton
of Twenty-sxth-st. exhibits In glass case model
about feet long of the ship Alabama furgged and
manned and Godfrey Craft OF Diylson-st. shows q
couple OF smaller models OF ships. John j Bockee OF
Maidenlane exhibits fifty neatly japanned TN cans OF
various sizes Philip Sehaad OF Laurens-st shows two
marble mantels them Of original and tasteful do
sign and elegantly gded. stephen Chandler exhibits
new and furniture castor In the use OF which
each leg the table, other article is supported on
ball Of WOOD ivory metal which rests against piece
of cast sed and Is kept in place by five small friction
rollers and five springs. These castors move readily IN
any direction, without much wearing the carpet.