Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-12
A GREAT MACHINE
introduced In the South by handle,
Heath Il LiTerm0re.

Yertsrday afternoon al a LEDGER re-
porter was %strolling along Second street,
near Exchange. his attention was direct
ed TO Randie, Heath & Livermore's es.
Establishment, where was assembled quite q
crowd of persons who we're evidently very
pleasantly aud most intently interested.
As our reporter approached the door
Of this ~well-known establishment be
heard persons saying, 1T is the best ma
chine | ever saw" 1T is perfect" 1T is
certainly a great achievement" These
aud other expressions we're made use Of,
and our reporters curiosity being aroused
he entered the building and among the
whirl ofthe machinery within this grand
and enterprising establishment he dis.
covered the obi sct Of attraction. 1t was
q machine for making bolts and putting
heads on iron rods. To his astonish.
ment, be saw that one mar could easily
make a sod bolt or head bolt from q
piece of cold, puIseless iron in less than
two minutes. This includes the time
from which a great machine clips the rod
into the necessary division whence it is
thrust into the FIRE and then put within
the sledge.like automatism Of this won.
deriul piece Of mechanism. In fact,
our reporter becoming interest.
ed, was shown how the thing
was done, and to his surprise
twenty bolts we're made within FIVE min.
utes, which is readily seen to be a very
great aud indisputahle improvement.
The old hand method Of welding these
bolts takes at least several minutes to
make one bolt, and this is greatly infer
Tor in smocthness, angulation and pre-.
else relation to those which are so per
fectly and so easily made by this patent
machine. Its advantages are so apparent
that its benefits will proclaim its utility
and make its work the subject of
very general consideration. 1t enables
foundrymen Of enterprise and progress,
for such are Randle, Heath Il Liver.
more, to produce bolts at much less cost
than they can be had elsewhere. They
cAa, for instance, with this machine
make 500 bolts in less than FIVE hours.
Each bolt will be perfect in finish and OF
> any design desired, whether square or
hexagon in shape. The whole machine
: cost this enterprising firm $4,000 which
> includes the header, pointer and shearer.
It is unqSestionably one Of the
: greatest inventions of modern times and
' deserves to be appreciated. To its in
. PRODUCTION Randle, Heath & Livermort
merit great praise, for this is the only
one that has ever been adopted 10 thu
South. Blacksmiths, carriage manufac
I. turers and other establishments needing
iron bolts will save money by patroniz
ing Randle, Heath & Livermore. Pei
C. sons interested in machinery will
find it of interest to visi
the foundry and machine shop
Of Randle, Heath & Livermore il
y. order to witness the operations of one O
the most wonderful and yet simple ms
r. chinese Of utility to be found 10 the Unitel
States. Randle, Heath & Livermor
rk should be sustained in their plucky Ell
terprise, the spirit of which ha
d. Induced them to be the pioneer
in the South as respects th
latest and most improved machinery
- which will compare most favorably wit
that Of any similar establishment in tn
North. We say this with no less prid
than confidence. They do an extensiv
be business throughout the Southwest. cas-
er iRgs in brass and iron of every descril
I'd ton, Including work for locomotive
house fronts, mouldiugs, ETC., bein
y, prominent and perfec'ei specialize
n, The city of Memphis would do we'll
al encourage in every branch of mechan
nd cal interest the fearless yet intelliger
of enterprise that characterizes this greI
firm, for where is there in all our war
sunny cline another establishment riva
in ing that of the Chickasaw Iron Work
7e- and machine shops2