Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-26
NEEDLES AND NEEDLES
A Few of the Many Varieties Mann
factured In This Country.

Few of the Many Varieties Manu-
factured In This Country.
needle is little thing. hardly worth
mentioning. In fact. but the daily con
sumption Of them in the United States Is
4.200.0 About one sixth of these are
made in Brooklyn. but the greater part Of
the needles We use come from Redditch.
England
There are needles which all wig makers
use They are as delicate as a hair and
shaped like fish nook There is the
tambour needle and tAe needle for shirring
machines. the great sail needle. which has
to be pushed with a steel palm. the knit
ting machine needle. with Its little
latchet, the aracene and crewel needles
and the long instrument which the mili
ners use
Then there is the surgeons cruel outfit.
the probing needle. made for hunting after
bullets or internal sores. the post mortem
needles. of various curves and sizes; the
pare lip needle. the long accupressure
pins. for pinning gaping wounds in place
all the needles for eye. head and body
long. short. curved once, twice or three
times Then the veterinary surgeon has
his case of needles. too The upholsterer
is favored man He has needles on the
half curve. and on the quarter curve.
round points and sword points. long eyes.
round eyes. egg eyes. and counter suns
eyes
The cook Is not left out of this trade
but has curious trusting needle. made for
carrying melted butter or sayory sauce
right into the very heart Of fowl or
roast. being hollow and large at the end
where the butter is poured in There Ii
also the larding needle. which sews large
pieces of meat together or fastens bit OF
tat deep in lean piece Of meat. One OF
these was invented by French chef. The
other was made to meet the demands Of
butchers who cook large quantities Of
meat for the free lunch restaurants. and
who wish TO sew their meat Into good
shape. SO that it will cut we'll
The collar makers needle Is not unlike
the upholsterers The netting needle has
little branch at each end. and with them
goes broad mesh" of ivory or polished
wood. The knife point hem needle. with
its broad blade. was invented 70 suit the
men at the Chicago stock yards The
broom makers needle. like the sailors
has to be pushed with steel palm Thai
which the millers use has a spring eye
which the heavy thread enters when tht
side of the eye is pressed
A novice could never guess bow to use
the needle made for sewing soles on snoes
The glove needles are marvelously fine
affairs. though even the daintiest Of them
have three corrared points The knitting
and astrachan needles want no mention
The needle for filing rugs has given
place to an ingenious machine which does
four times the work The beading needle
Is slender and long The rag baler's
needle has blade like q leek. and Ia an
other invention made for Chicago The
weaver's pin for picking up broken
threads has an open eye In hook. which
catches and holds the lost thread firmly
The making of needle is very labo
rious matter in Germany. France and
England. where it is done by hand The
polishing there requires sixty or seventy
days But in America it has called forth
some of the most interesting and delicate
inventions in machinery Of which this
country can boast.-Chicago News.