The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-04
NEEDLES AND NEEDLES
. rew Of the Many Varieties """"-
featured iu This Country.

Gew Of the Many ''f"'
featured in This Country
4 needle is n little thing, hardly worth
mentioning. in fact, but the daily con
sumption of them in the United States Is
4.200. 600 About one -siXth oil these are
made in Brooklyn. but tho greater part OF
tho noodles we use come from Reddltch.
England.
There are needles which all wig makers
use. They are rs delicate rs hair ana
shaped like 4 fish hook. There Is th'
tambonr needle and the nccdls for shlrrihg
machines. the great sail needle, which has
to De pushed with steel palm; the knl'
ting machine needle. with It's ",,ie
latchet. the aracenc and cre"el hee"IeS
and the long instrument which the min
ners use.
Then there IS the surgeon IS cruel outh',
the probing needle. made fer hunting after
bullets or internal sores; the post mor'enl
needles. If various curves and s''7i the
hare lip needle; The long eccupressure
pins. for pinning gaping wounds IA place
all he needles for eye, head ana D'uy-
long. short. curved once. twice or three
times Then the veterinary surgeon has
his case Of needles. too The uphosterer
is q 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 sun"
eyes
The cook is not left out of tins trade.
but has curious trusting needle, made Tor
carving melted butter or savory sauce
right into the very heart of fowl or
roast. being hollow and large at the end
where the butter is poured IN mere IS
also the larding needle. which sews large
pieces Of meat together or iastens n bit OF
fat deep in a lean piece OF meat One OF
these was invented by q 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 well
The collar makers needle is not unlike
the upholstercrs The netting needle has
q little branch at each end and with them
goes a broad "mcsh" Of ivory or polished
wood. The knife point hem needle, with
its broad blade, was invented to suit the
men at the Chicago stock yards. Tho
broom makers needle, like the sailors.
has to be pushed with steel palm. That
which the millers use has spring eye,
which the heavy thread enters when the
side Of the eye y pressed
\ novice could never guess how to use
the needle made tor sewing soles on shoes.
The glove needles are marvelously line
affairs, though even the daintiest OF them
have three cornered 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 balers
needle has blade like a leek, and is an.
other invention made for Chicago. The
weaver'5 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 q very labo-
rious matter in Germany France and
England, where it is done by hand. The
polishing there requires sixty or seventy
dacs. 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.