New-York tribune., 1870-09-10
THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.

FLUTING MACHINEs-FILTERs-sUR FURNI-
TURE-MATTHEwss SODA FOUNTs AND AP-
PARATUs
The grand Exhibition at the Empire Rink is
rapidly improving in every respect In the machinery
department full line OF shafting Is already In COM
plete working Order and numerous machines VIII soon
be in operation. Among the more noteworthy inven-
tions, Daniel Jackson OF Broadway exhibits strongs
combined letter and milk box and the Knox nuting ma
chine, with new and ingenious diamond and concave
rollers and spring lever which holds up the upper
roller and gives the operator the use OF both hahds %
in the year and they in at Lord aylors the
AsOr House. and by many other leading firms and mo-
herself has rollers regulated by selfactng lever
power and conforming to ali kinds OF work without % the
are the pioneers in American futing and
their machines both worth careful inspection;
&J A. Josephs Of Broome-st exhibit Summons syphon
and reversible terers The latter consists simply OF
coiled spring, wound with flannel, and contained IN
small cylindrical One Of these fitted To hydrant
at an expense of 81 s., will filter every drop OF water
required by family removing nG ny r an usa
1t is very simple in construction and the impurities col
eSed are re readily by me % aSd
between layers Of wool is the fterng material ana
af MEGy SfafG Up
chair, with ingenious appliances for supporting ana
Sstins % the the seat seat to patient Of any hight surgical
operating chair, with important arrangements Tor 1ac
eeVans bedstead for raising the patient while the bed
made for eleyatng only the head the knees or te
feet and invalid fracture bedsead, with movable
rests for the four limbs operating sngy or all together
and an extension appliance for extending t9e UsTs
inventions, and the bedsteads have been much
improved.
John Matthews OF Firstave. exhibits complete array
of apparatus including machines for making
dispensing aud bOtng His two soda founts are among
the finest features of the fair The SNOW queer.
in the center of the Rink is probably the most perfect
beautiful aud costly soda fountain ever efccteu III te
United States perhaps in the world. II Is Is feet In
diameter with eight Sides each SIX feet lOn Inc outer
part is black walnut counter with silver pillars at the
corners with cOOred tiles inlad in each side and
the makers monogram and medallion trademark on
the alternate sides The top OF the counter is OF white
marble with ornamental and ingenious silver
corner slight pressure forces jets of water against
both the inside and outside OF the glass, ana
The fount itself is octagOnal in shape, and eight
feet in diameter, with the corners rounded or cut on
The base Of slate coored wheveined Pyrenees marble
with lighter slabs Of Bardla marble at the corners and
deicatey cOlored tile. On this base rests white mar
bic shelf supporting eight sirup chambers. each with
three draught arms and six glass srup tanks. The
tumbcrs kept the marble next TO the ice and are
pear-shaped handles Wire guides keep the tumblers in
place under the tanks, which are opened by lifting
glass valve. All the apparatus cased with the nest
white Italian stauary marble. The upper part or the
fOunt pyramdal in shape, and srmounted by silver
eagle, with Outsretched wings resting base Orna-
with four heads of lion, tiger, bear and wolf
Each angle OF the pyramid is covered with frfnged
silver bar and the joints in the sides are concealed by
small cOOred tiles with silver borders. The fount Is
shaped like tumblers A small gothic window in each
side OF the pyramid shows the sodawater passing
through the glass coolers. The srups and waters dis
penscd from this fOunt touch only glass and block TN
apparatus for making and dispensing sodawater,
including Liliputan tumblers about an inch deep!