The Portland daily press., 1874-06-12
OUR WORKSHOPS.
Third Day of the Exhibition.
Crowds in Attendance.

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shows an increased interest with our people
| and larger number of visitors. People from
various portions of the state are pouring in,
and the excursion trains, which begin to run
| to-day, will doubtless bring crowds Though
| many people visit the hall during the morning
| and afternoon, the largest attendance is in the
| evening when 'the band begins to play and
| when the tables are brilliantly lighted up by
| gas. E#5
We continue our account of the industries on
| exhibition.
LEAD AND PAINTS.
Near the entrance to the gallery Burgess,
Fobes & Co., exhibit full line of samples of
the well-known paints and leads turned out
| from their factory on Munjoy Hill. Fine col
| ors ground in Japan for carriage painting are
| on exhibition, well as coors ground in oil
for house and ship painting, the widely known
brands of lead and putty, the b.ue varnish used
| for canned goods and the celebrated gold paints.
The reputation of these goods has become wide
y established, land the sale has steadily increased
| during the last four years. The leads and
oils are in extensive use all through Maine, and
| the carriage colors command ready sale in
Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
The factory on Munjoy is the only one of its
kind this side of Boston, and there are turned
out from it every day 1900 pounds of paints,
ton of lead, forty tons of colors and thirty tons
of putty. Nineteen color and five lead mills
are constantly at work, and the business is ex
tending itself ia all directions.
AMERICAN BRUSHES.
About the middle of last March new firm,
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in this city for the manufacture of brushes
The enterprise started under favorable auspices
and to-day an extensive business is carried on.
In the back gallery brush mandatory is in
active operation, and during most of the day
knot of interested spectators gather about it.
A boring machine for brush blocks, with
working capacity of 5000 holes an hour, is run
by skillfnl and intelligent artisan, who stands
ready to explain the modus operandi of brush
making to the inquistive spectators; near him
sits young lady engaged in fitting and trim
ming the bristes ard broom corn in use for
completing the brusl es. Twenty-Five hands
are employed in the factory or Fore Street, and
four gross of brushes are turned out day.
These meet with a rapid sale through this and
the adjoining states, and the enterprising firm
which has the matter in charge lsabuilding up
an extensive business.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS. s
-Four years ago Mr.. L. f. Pingree, an old and
experienced pattern and model maker, started
mandatory of artificial limbs on Temple
street. AT first the trade was small, but it has
been constantly and largely increasing, and last
year his sales doubled over any previous year
To-day the evidences of his skill are to be seen
| on.a stand in the rear of the gallery -Four pat
ents have been taken out by Mr. Pingree for
artificial legs, and these patents are highly rec
| commended as possessing very superior advan-
| tages by some of the most eminent surgeons in
| the country. The system adopted by him, which
| commends itself alike to common sense and
| professional knowledge, is based upon the the
| DRY of making use of all that remains of
| the limb from which the amputation
| is made. The artificial knee joints are Pc
| culiar in construction, being series of cylin-
drical constructions securing the largest posi-
BILE amount of wearing surface. The springs
are fbrous and textile webbing, noiseless, and
not subject to friction, constituting a system of
| extensor and fexor muscles, The wood is
| from the best Oxford county poplar bound in
brass and covered with parchment. The man.
| ufactory is the only one this side of Boston,
and the various patents have been thoroughly
tested, within the last four years with emf
nenty satisfactory results. Indeed so great
has been Mr.. Pingree's success that it has
passed into proverb in Portland that if there's
anything left of a man Pingree can make him
over as good as new
WOODEN WARE.
In the left hand gallery, nearly opposite the
entrance, the Portland Wooden Ware Com
pany by its agents, Kendall g. Whitney, have
| entered a line of samples of wooden ware of
| all descriptions. This line of goods is known
throughout the state, and the factory where it
is turned out, situated at the foot of Duck
Pond, is constantly receiving large orders
| from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
From thirty to forty men constantly en-
] ployed and the quality of the work turned out
cannot be excelled in New England. The
factory was established about five years ago,
and its products monopolize the market
in this section of the country. The wares are
widely and favorably known, and the industry
Z is one of which Portland has reason to be
proud. A large quantity of Maine wood is
used in the production, and quite market
thus opened for another Maine industry.
WIRE WORK.
| In the rear of the gallery w. q. Sawyer &
Co. have wire works in constant operation. A
| workman at the stand is to be seen engaged IN
putting together the beautiful hanging baskets,
screens, and nick-nacks of every description
into which much wire is worked of late.
Wire goods have recently become immensely
popular, and to supply the large and increasing
| demand for them Sawyer & Co. have gone
into the manufacturing The process of put
| ting these goods together is curious, and the
children never tire of watching the pretty
| things thrown off by the agile fingers of the
| workman.
A large tent occupies the center of the rear
| gallery, and during the evening the band occu-
| pies it, 1t is one of the best specimens
of the new and improved pattern of tent which
| f. A. Leavitt is constantly turning out. The
| great Improvements noticeable in these tents,
| and the facility with which they can be put up
have made them great favorites and the de-
| mand for military, camp-meeting and pleasure
purposes is large. The business is thriving
| one and orders come from all sections of the
| state
TRUNK MAKING.
| In the left gallery j. r. Duran & Co. have a
line display of trunks, valises, and travelling
bags The trunks embrace all grades, except
the sole leather, which is not manufactured
| here. There are several trunk-making firms
IN this city, employing large number of men,
and the goods turned out are sent to all parts of
| the state. OF late large trade has been opened
up in New Hampshire and Vermont, and
| fourshing business is done with the Provinces,
and the demand is large. This demand is sup
| piled by Portland firms who are constantly
receiving large orders.
RATTAN GOODS.
In the rear gallery is large space, rallied in,
| devoted to a very recent Portland industry.
But few weeks ago Mr.. d. orch, who had
| long been in business in Chicago, came to this
| city and established the trade in rattan goods