Part 10
PICTET ARTIFICIAL ICE CO., LIMITED, P.O. Box 3083. 142 Greenwich St., New York. Guaranteed to be the most efficient and economical of all existing Ice and Cold Air Machines.
MICROSCOPES, OPERA GLASSES, SPY Glasses, Spectacles, Thermometers, Barometers, Compasses. R. & J. BECK, Manufacturing Opticians, Philadelphia, Pa. Send for ILLUSTRATED PRICED CATALOGUE.
J. STEVENS & CO., P.O. Box 28, Chicopee Falls, Mass.
Manufacturers of Stevens' Patent Breech-Loading Sporting and Hunters' Pet Rifles, Single and Double Barrel Shot Guns, Pocket Rifles, Pocket Shot Guns, Gallery Rifles, Superior Spring Calipers and Dividers, including the New Patent Coil Spring Calipers: also Double Lip Countersinks and Hathaways' Patent Combination Gauge.
MILL STONES AND CORN MILLS.
We make Burr Millstones, Portable Mills, Smut Machines, Packers, Mill Picks, Water Wheels, Pulleys, and Gearing specially adapted to Flour Mills. Send for catalogue.
J. T. NOYE & SONS, Buffalo, N. Y.
The fact that this shafting has 75 per cent. greater strength, a finer finish, and is truer to gauge, than any other in use renders it undoubtedly the most economical. We are also the sole manufacturers of the CELEBRATED COLLINS' PAT. COUPLING, and furnish Pulleys, Hangers, etc., of the most approved styles. Price list mailed on application to JONES & LAUGHLINS, Try Street, 2d and 3d Avenues, Pittsburg, Pa. 190 S. Canal Street, Chicago, Ill.
-->Stocks of this shafting in store and for sale by FULLER, DANA & FITZ, Boston, Mass. Geo. Place Machinery Agency, 121 Chambers St., N. Y.
LEFFEL WATER WHEELS,
With recent improvements. Prices Greatly Reduced. 8000 in successful operation. FINE NEW PAMPHLET FOR 1879, Sent free to those interested.
James Leffel & Co, Springfield, O. 110 Liberty St., N. Y. City.
A PLANING MILL OUTFIT FOR SALE very low for cash. Will sell all together or each machine separate. All first-class machines, good order. J. H. KERRICK & CO., Indianapolis, Ind.
BOGARDUS' PATENT UNIVERSAL ECCENTRIC MILLS --For grinding Bones, Ores, Sand, Old Crucibles, Fire Clay, Guanos, Oil Cake, Feed, Corn, Corn and Cob, Tobacco, Snuff, Sugar, Salts, Roots, Spices, Coffee, Cocoanut, Flaxseed, Asbestos, Mica etc., and whatever cannot be ground by other mills. Also for Paints, Printers' Inks, Paste Blacking, etc. JOHN W. THOMSON, successor to JAMES BOGARDUS, corner of White and Elm Sts., New York.
$3 PRINTING PRESS
Print cards labels &c. (Self-inker $5) 13 larger sizes For business or pleasure, young or old. Do your own advertising and printing. Catalogue of presses, type, cards, &c., for 2 stamps. Kelsey & Co. Meriden, Conn.
HEKTOGRAPH Patents for the process of Dry Copying have been issued to us, dated May 18 and June 1, 1880. The Hektograph is now the only gelatine copying pad which can be used without infringing. All infringements will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. HEKTOGRAPH CO., 23 and 24 Church Street, New York.
THE TANITE CO.,
STROUDSBURG, PA. EMERY WHEELS AND GRINDERS.
LONDON--9 St. Andrews St., Holborn Viaduct, E. C. LIVERPOOL--42 The Temple, Dale St.
WOOD WORKING MACHINERY. PLANNING, MATCHING, MOLDING, MORTISING, TENONING, CARVING, MACHINES. BAND & SCROLL SAWS UNIVERSAL AND VARIETY WOOD WORKERS, &c &c. J. A. FAY & CO. CINCINNATI, O., U. S. A.
Metallic Shingles
Make the most DURABLE and ORNAMENTAL ROOF in the world. Send for descriptive circular and new prices to
IRON CLAD MANUFACTURING CO.,
22 CLIFF STREET, NEW YORK.
SHEPARD'S CELEBRATED $50 Screw Cutting Foot Lathe.
Foot and Power Lathes, Drill Presses, Scrolls, Circular and Band Saws, Saw Attachments, Chucks, Mandrels, Twist Drills, Dogs, Calipers, etc. Send for catalogue of outfits for amateurs or artisans.
H. L. SHEPARD & CO., 331, 333, 335. & 337 West Front Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.
WANTED.--FIRST-CLASS PARTIES IN cities to sell Wing's Fan Ventilators. A great success. Rare chance to make money. See SCI. AM., Jan. 31, 1880, or send for pamphlets, etc. L. J. WING, or THE SIMONDS MFG. CO., 50 Cliff Street, New York.
CENTENNIAL AND PARIS MEDALS.
Mason's Friction Clutches and Elevators.
"New and Improved Patterns." VOLNEY W. MASON & CO., Providence, R. I., U. S. A.
BROWN'S PAT. SPLIT PULLEYS Shafts, Hangers,
At low prices. Largest assortment. A. & F. BROWN, 57, 59, & 61 Lewis St., New York.
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Transcriber's Note:
_x_ indicates italic script.
Some archaic (Early American) spellings have been retained.
Flour, B. R. Pegram, Jr. ... 7,727, 7,728
7,727, 7,728 are as printed.
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'pecularities' corrected to 'peculiarities' "The distinctive peculiarities of this steamer are the very high steam pressure that she carries--..."
(Article 5: 'A REMARKABLE LITTLE STEAMER.')