, 1876-06-24
MECHANICAL lIARVELS,
Some OF Them Which Are to Be
Seen at the Centennial,
An Interesting Contribution from The
Makers of $50. n, T,n

6ptttdi corye.ponae1ce ay The Tribune
PHILADELPHIA, june a1.-A chief feature Of
Interest in the tonrs Of Machinery Hull is the
welcome discovery At almost every turn of some
mechanical marvel Of which VIC may all have
long known BY reputation yet never befprc f,asr
seen Akin to this pleasure Is the one Of lind
Ink frequently, In active running order, the un.
chinery BY which aolnc t,nirer9n staple of tsatIe
is produced. Here arc priuilug.rressrs ,1ashipr
nE the Papera 90 familiar to every Intelligent
household. Here, too, are thu louns tl,nt wcayu
tle tnware: the inventions tl,at give rs the ill.,
fsffcd silk, the mechanism by which watches ire
made, u,ll 20 OIL almost infinitely In svutr aid
intss:st. i,,;; ;, Among them nll however, /
.l"nM II a. there Is any one exhibit
wnmcn, und children II every walk In life. Vi
tile nnc which shows practically lluw thrcal1 ID
wDan,l. The SPOOL Ut threud ia such familiar
oo}sct to US all from the ear'est re1ncmhranccs
Of life, that Il fas grown to be natural uc-
commandment Of human existence. It is
wntnai's tnEignia Of domestic power: her III.
variable attendant, aud us Much rcgular aJ-
5unsi Of her happiness az lome, famsly, and n
xeliss9eks +, y, wardrobe That !s 10 tay, good
as is wound from the bo.I|lus TO the spuols crc
at the Exposition ty tilc fascinating tnaeI,iucry
shown " the manufacturers of CfArk's inIn1i-
tahle "O. n T." spool cuttn.,.
AHA' lAtE$4t III NY lHT JEltit{H VIGIL kttT,
Is made from SeA Island cotton, md II, II,
frmneaa, eyenness, amootllness, anil durability,
IL the paragon u SPOOL cotto,,, both for hand
anu tnaelliie sewing. 4 eample of the many
machines Hsca ia winding thu thread has Lceli,
hugh Corltss engine Tl,c .!eft .nus,rlcr in which
exactly 20 yards of tllrcutl asu !tel uno eight
sl'ools at II time, followed by the cutting IF 4
Notch IN each spool, tlle drawing nf the eul of
thread Into the notch. md the lrupping uf the
spoolF. collects thru,,gs of atlmirfng vislturs
around the spot the whole slay long. rank this
macl!l,c Us alcaer, in point Ingenuity ccrtaIn-
y OF action, and practical wurking excellence,
a'n9E az 'ls fellows IN ts Whole vast strrinre
WORKINGS of tLis admirable invention, which, l
understand, Is the nnly class Of winding nurEtnc
In existence having the recently-pate1ltc.l tln-
prossnents, invented hy Mr.. William Curk.
untrrinE s'Eifsncss ~ II winds, then cuts the
thread and notrhes with untailuy deltl,crattou,
anu catches up another series Of spts,1s aud rc-
sumcs rs lightning work Ut winding sgaI.,,
llie CoFnpany's stanl IL rendered further nt
traetive by u superb tall crysta! show-salse of
Gnthfc design, dled with specimens OF tl.rcul,
mil also by lianlsoIncly-,,a!ntcl slg,,, ls.t,l
mntte expressly for the ocritsfon. Sir, Charles
Fie!d, stec-Prcs!dent Ut the Company and Phil
adelplltM agent, has charge Vt slt exhibit, and
Il, ly his courtesy aud business vim, OF rssrs,-
public.
Clark's thread has been known utstl admired
Tue world over for upwasd* Of sixty years. The
business of the father has becn handed lo,y H. tu
the sums, nnd immense r,anufactorlce 1t Nrw-
nrk. i, D., and pislty. Scotland, now give cul-
l!oy.nent to over 4,00o persons. "O. y. T.,r
which bsing Interpreted n.eans simply 'tln-
I'd IN utmost crery family fyuu
tho Atlantic to tlr Pacific Ihuse wl,t,
have lcarnc. Ut It's uniform reliability and usc-
iulhess will gladly greet the plase If lis pre,~
illtpt1nn shown -
these Is legion, anl atxounts III gooi'y meas
TIRE for thu swarm If Interested spectators wl,u
rnngregatc urulint the placc hour utter l,uur
All rsaders uf THE TREtlrAs visiting The Cen
and accurate working of thfs marvellous niece uf
mechanism. Clark's 40. n. tn is !. ruler it,
thu world Of spsl cotton, anl the contribution
Of It's makers IL the Exposition Is onr Of tho
King attractions VI thu entlre Centennial ea-
hibit- QcAksu CITY.