Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-30
THE MECHANICAL EXHIBIT.
A Large Display of Agricultural nipple
ments and Carriages.

Large Display of Agricultural Imple-
ments and Carriages.
This year a large tent was provided for the
mechanical exhibit, and it was well filled with an
interesting display.
pany of Chicopee Falls, Mass, made an attractive
showing of a large line of agricultural tools.
Their National Reversible sulky pillow attracted
the most attention. 1t is of neat appearance, has
a right and left falkland plow either OF which can
be revolvei into position, so that Il is equally
adapted to level ground, leaving it without dead
burrows, to side hill work, since it will turn the
land with the slope The plows can be revolved
and raised or lowered by the driver in his seat
Among the many other tools of this company
were the Billiard hay tedder, which, besides the
usual arrangement of forks has one on the out
side of each wheel, and the Yankee Pulyerizer.
w H. & E. S. Minor are the Brattleboro agents.
The Brattleboro Jelly company showed Wheel
er's new process evaporator and Wheeler 8 sug-
arng-off arch and pans made at Chazy, n. y,
and the same as exhibited last year, together
with some apparatus of interest to sugar makers.
a similar exhibit was made by the G. H. Grimm
Manufacturing company of Rutland.
The Vermont Machine company also showed
their sugaring appliances, which are familiar
about here Warren Fessenden had charge of
This part of their exhibit and II. F. Weatherhead
showed their Cooley creamer, churns, etc. This
concerns apparatus was used in the dairy test on
the grounds and is also used at the Brattleboro
creamery. Perhaps the most noticed machine
was the United States cream separator made to
work by hand or power. In some cases II is tax
ing the place of the set creamerieS.
Crosby & Co. gave away large quantity OF
Worcester salt and "Crockers Best" in small
bags.
other mechanical exhibits in the tent were an
improved window sash by Herman A. Howe Of
Newfane, a ratchet wrench and bit brace and
drill by c. G.. Boyd and a Homer washing ma
chine by S II. Foster. This machine works easily
and apparently does not needlessly wear the
clothes.
Carriages.
In the mechanical tent d. l.. Griggs had - We
hicles madelby five different concerns, including
his own make and some of j. r. Hildreth's. He
showed several CorcOrds Of moderate price; also
a''two.sea express wagon, called the short
turn" express that will turn in small space
without cramping, and coilspring wagon and
two toTson-spring-top wagons that were notlcea'
BILE.
Rockwell & Sherwin had handsome show OF
carriages, all of their own make, and noteworthy
for beauty of finish and handsome design. Iheh
light surrey is "a daisy
Outside of the tent stood an immense OK truck
that weighs 1850 lbs, and is owned by f. e. Stock
we'll
F. d. Williams made a large show Of carriages
and sleighs outside, handsome and durable IN ap
pearance and of good finish
In a separate tent of their own, ellison A Brown
made a nice display of the carriage and horse
goods which they handle extensively The ar
rangement was attractive; ON either side being
carriages in variety, including top carriages, Con
cords surveys etc, while in the centre harness
robes and similar goods We're shown. Al tho pre-
vious fair has the display in this department beer
so large or attracted so much attention.