Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-10
A Wonderful Inrenrion.
A REVOLUTION IN THE MANUFACTURE OF
CAsKs, BARRELs, ETC.

CASKS, BARRELS, ETC.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.l
Alexander c. Blount, ESQ, of Missis-
sippi, has recently patented an inven.
ton for the manufacture OF barrels,
kegs, ETC., which promises to revolu.
tionize the coOpering business, and
cheaper the cost of barrels at least fifty
per cent. 1t does away with shaving
and fitting BY hand entirely, and will be
90 great Q labor saver 10 the barrel maker
as the planning mill is TO the house
builder. There are two machines, SINH
lar, however, In principle-one which
prepares the slaves aud heads for all
casks above the size OF q barrel 4; and
another which makes slaves Of every
size from q barrel down to the smallest
key. The capacity Of the machine
ranges from three hundred TO Eve hun.
dred barrels or kegs per day of tea
hours, and the work Is perfect In every
particular. The slaves are fed into the
machine, In the rough, and when they
leave 1t are ready TO be Get up into bar.
rels without the slightest dressing-the
chime, groove, etc, being cut ss each
slave passes through. The hea q are
dowelled and then cut at q single oper.
alton with great rapidly. Each stave,
Of a given size, is the exact counterpart
Of every other stave of that size, and q
given number OF these make the cask,
or barrel or keg. Hence q ship load Of
slaves and heads may be carried TO
Brazil, or any otheI foreign country,
and the barrels set up there Just as well
as at the factory. There are no "key"
slaves, aud oil! that is necessary to
make q perfect barrel Is TO set up the
requisite number OF slaves aud apply
the hoops, The barrel is perfectly
smooth, inside and outside, and the
capacity is precisely the same In each,
thus obviating the necessity for gaug.
ing. In word, the machine
10 one of the most wonderful
inventions Of this wonderful age,
aud those who are familiar with the
business have no hesitation in saying
that 1t must monopolize the entire mar.
ket, as there is nothing to compete with
II either In rapidity Of motion or econo.
my Of labor. Thornton A. Shiun, ESQ,
a we'll known member of the bar, and
attorney in fact for the inventor, Is au.
thorized 10 form 8 joint stock company
in this city under the patents, for the
manufacture OF machines and the grant
ing Of exclusive rights to use the same
upon the payment Of royalty. A very
small royalty on each barrel would pro-
duce enormous profits. II Is estimated
that If only one-tenth Of the barrels,
casks, etc, used in the United States
were manufactured on these machines
a royalty Of one cent for each package
would double the proposed capital
stock each year. No such opportunity
for making large returns on a small in
vestmeut has been presented in this
community for many years. There is
no question as to the practical working
Of the apparatus, as ~ ofthe machines
is already in operation In Philadelphia,
and a cask made from II is on exhibit
ton at the office OF Mr.. Shinn, No. ll9
Fifth avenue. Stock subscription books
are now open, and further information
can be had at the office of the attorney,
or By addressing Lock Box 272, Pitts
burgh, Pa, OF w. 5, Dodson, Pasca.
gOula. Miss.