Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-03-20
New RntOrnrIsO.
A COMPANY TO BE oRakNIsRD ron THE AfANufAc-
TUNE OF pEps AND BED spRINos.


TURF OF Bids AND BED sPRINas b
SeveraI months ago, Rev John Allen, Of New
port, Del, invented an improved bed sptlng' upon
which patent was obtained from the Department
at Washington. Joseph l.. Klllgore, Esq, City
Treasurer Of this city, subsequently, purchased
this patent, and afterwards h.mslH invented
and had patented an improved folding beestead.
For the puEpoSe Of misunderstanding thUss articles,
the Eureka Manufacturing Company, OF which
mention has frequently been previously made, II
now being organized, The charter is now before
the Legislature, and Immediately after its passage
the Company will be permanently organized.
The corpoTatoTs named in the bill are Gee. O.
Lobdell, james b. Thomas, Wm. q. PenaypackeT,
John Pilling, H. F. Dure, T. Y. deNorman lie and
j. L. Killgore. The capital stock is $l50,O00 but
the time Of the organization Of the Company is
left optional with the corporat,rs.
The invention itself Is \ very simple cOntrivlnce
but nevertheless durable, effective and storing. II
consists simply Of main slips and sheet or galvan-
ized iron, about three inches apart, connected or
Joined together with shorter and centre stripe, for
ming at the points Of juncture a diamond shape
connection, and secured by means Of riVets Us
TO obtain anticuated joints This diamond shape
connection gives great elasticity to the iron, and
by means OF 1t II great pressure is pHt upon any
of the strips it felt and sust lined uniformly
by oil the others The greatest elasticity IS thus
obtained, and one OF the most comfortable and du-
rable bed bottoms provided. 1t is easy AID quick
of adustm mt, strong, of itself and strengthening
bic.
The bedstead which Mr.. killgore has patented,
is designed chiefly for in hospitals, amshouses,
and in camp meetings. They are already in gen
eral use, and are meeting with great favor. They
are manufactured at present in WilligWsport, Pa,
hut after the permanent organization Of the Com
pany, they will be manufactured in this city, in
connection with the bed springs. This bedstead
resembles in shape the iron bedstsad, and can be
folded up ana compressed in a very small com
pass Their manufacture will 6e prosecuted
vigorously, as the demand promises to be large,
an order tor seven hundred being received only
yesterday
The spring bottoms are not designed to be used
exclusively With the improved bcd-steads but can
be fitted into those of ordinary and general man.
ufacture. They have already been thus intro.
duced into the Clayton House, and several private
houses in this city.
Tho Steamer Richmond Of the Old Dominion
| lie has been supplied with them, and Mr. Kill
gore has received the contract for furnishing
them for the four Reading Railroad steamships
now being built 10y Messrs. Cramp s. Sons, at
Philadelphia. This contract includes 1000 OF
them, and was obtained In compctlon with fifty
other patents, some of which were offered gra-
| tuitously. An effort will also be made to intro
duce them into the army and navy, and the L. s.
hospitals.
Agents Of the Company are abroad, canvassing
for orders, and it is expected that during the
coming year, 10000 of the bed -steads alone will
be manufactured At present the accommoda.
tlons of the Company 6re limited, and they can
| only manufacture about dozen per day In q
short time, however, theywill remove to the build
| ing No. 605 Market atreet and occupy three
floors. Here, their operations will be conducted
on an extensive scale, and the manufacture ol
ehaiFs, SOFAS, &c, Will occupy their attention.