The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-04-27
THE CEN TENNIAL MACHINES.

Accorulng TO announcement, the nachne,
manufactured by C. Aultnan & Co, and by c.
husSeIl Co.. iorthe Centennial Exposition, were
placed on exhibition at their respective manuiac.
.oIles' IN our city on last Friday and the day be.
ing peasant, they were visited by large majority
olour cltlzens During the afternoon the G., A.
bahu' III iull uniform, visited both shops and en-
ilVeheu the occasion with number of their ex.
celleht selections, The first place we visited was
the large eStabshmt of
G, ,AULTMAN & co.
Their machines were mounted for exhibition
on the third door in the east end of the new
building and two large elevators were running
nearly all day for the accommodation of visitors
The exhibition consisted of three new machines
and one old resldenter, which made wonderful
contrast Their Table Rake Reaper and Mower
was the first machine to attract the eye Of the Wis.
itor upon entering. 1t was elegantly finished in
oaret pea green and gold leaf scroll work, and
elected great admiration The next machine was
combined mower and dropper, which was very
beautiful and well made, being finished in yer.
milion cream color and nCkle plate But the
handsomest machine on the floor was the Mower
rare beauty, which brought visions of Italian
sunset skies to the mind of the beholder. 1t was
finished in lake and pink, and ernamented with
Japanese scrolling in gold leaf; the body or wood
work was of black walnut and highly finished
French walnut panels, the black walnut body be-
ing finished in OIL and the bar, knife, sections,
guards and other iron work finished in fine nickel
plate. The old machine was secured in Harrison
county, and is numbered 16, one of the first built
at this shop in 1885, the number of the last ma.
nhinn ic nd tLoi i,,,r Al,
made in these years is plainly seen. The shop, |
stairs and elevators were crowded all day, and |
the total number of visitors up to o'clock p m |
was 1871, though the gentleman who was keeping |
count left at that hour, and there were many |
passed in and out from that time till six
Leaving this shop and its brilliant display, we |
went to see
RUSSELL & CO.'S,
Motto compare for the styles of finish and general
construction are altogether different This firm
exhibited two machines but they were beauties.
Both machines were mounted on carpeted plat.
form, one foot or more in hight, and eleven by
twenty feet in area, just the dimensions of their
space at the Exposition. Their Peerless" Self
Rake Reaper is an eXCellently finished machine,
the wood work being black walnut inlaid with
white maple, and ash inlaid with black walnut,
the most snowy portions of the iron and steel
work being nickel plated, and other parts being
painted in new tint known as Martha Washing.
ton White The great beauty of this machine was
in the harmony of contrasts, and general style
of elegance modestly subdued.
The Peerless Mower was finished in pea-green,
gold leaf and nickel plate, and like the reaper by
its side, the wood work was ash inlaid with black
walnut The work was all done under the super
vision of W. X, Miller and reflects credit not only
Oh him, but on those who had hand IN doing
the work, as is the case with Aultman & Go. s ma
Chimes The count of visitors at this shop was
7775 and as about all who visited one shop went
to the other the counts in both cases may be CON
sidered nearly correct That there was a large
number no one can doubt, for all day long the
track between these shops was crowded with peo-
pie. We have no hesitation in asserting that in
this line of articles on exhibition at the Centen.
nial, Canton work will stand out prominently and
compare favorably with any other "by large and
handsome majority"