New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-11-11
A REVOLUTION IN BRusH-MAKINg

1t is to be regretted that the ingenious and
patient mechanics who, after three OF drafting and
casting and fling have brought their wonderful brush
machine before the public not able to show II to al
OF the 10000 people who attended the late Fair II
by all odds the original remarkable, aud ingenious
combination Of devices that stood under the OF
that great roof True 1t does not set type. create
something OF nothing does not affect all ciyiza
ton does the telegraph The industry to which 1t ap
plies not grand and imposing like the wooden interest
cotton trade but In Its domain 10 must do what the
gin did for cotton picking what the mule did for cotton
spinning. No practical mscbine for pushing or pulling
the brstles into brushstOck and making them stay
there had been given to manufacturers till this OF the
Woodbury. Br0hers was perfected This country mani-
YORK CITY, has 70 brush factories. I and the total
product Of the metropolis is t2,0o0O worth an
bundles Of bse are or ARE ny nnd
with wire doubled down and the end pulled through
another the back Of the brush, and after all the
holes filed false back veneer is screwed glued
The machine inst brought ont by tho Woodbury.
Brothers aboshes all this hand labor and effects the
chnery. quantity Of the bristes is laid upon comb
shaped feeder and steel point parts from the edge of
bunch. plunger Genes down upon this bunch and
bends it double tho two halves ntting INTO slots in the
caIrier advancing. pushes about tw' inches OF wire
advanced The plunger now pushes T. doubled bunch
with wire down into nut with spiral threads rifles
the nSd t at tine zane Wp Gyns It twist The
thread around the bunch. and the twisting
g1n,let motion continues To screw the bunch, wire
aud ALL into the hole o the brusstOck below giving 1t
the frmness and solidy OF screw Then releasing its
hold and giving one revolution backward, 10 take the
twist out OF the bunch, the punger flies and ia ready
for another bunch which it prepares and inserts by ex-
actly the sane. motions. Now the remarkable thing
about all such nice and accurately made machines u
that il they do their work and do IL we'll slow rate
they will do the work ust IA well when the machine
driven at high speed All this seres-partng the brfs-
Ties gathering them into firm package doubling them
over pushing the wire through the loop, twisting the
around the bunch screwing the bunch thus armed
with the into the hole Of the brshstOck and last
OF ALL king the twist ~ leave the projecting
brstles smooth and ready for the trimming Shears
pulaOns that the most expert workman could not
go through I'm less than half minute, the Woodbury.
machine performs at the rate of 20 lunches minute
The scrubbng brush s composed of about sixty
lunches the machine makes such brush in minute
and performs the work thoroughly that hand
could make perfect Job. OF this feat tho
writer personal Witness As labor-sayer 1t pro-
duces greatly Increased amount OF work continuously
and without firing equang The performance often Of the
most expert and rapid handrawers In speed and
better and what appears 10 be more lasting work As TO
the mark token Of appreciation which this remarka
bic machine win for Its Inventors from the 1nsu
tute, means 0f judging prescns Itself but the in
dusty on which 1t bears will at once recognize the
Woodbury. Brothers mechanics OF the highest order
and ranking with that small class Of inventors who eject
"A total revolution i'll the trade 70 which they have ap
Piled heir genius.