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26. — A top carriage called " Jenny Lind," and an open buggy 

 being the best exhibited, should receive a diploma. Exhibited 

 by Ogden & Smith, Spring St., Milwaukee. 



72, 73, 74 and 75. — Carriages from the works of Messrs. R. 

 Ela & Co., of Rochester, Racine County, Wis., should also be 

 awarded a diploma for their neat and substantial workmanship. 



27. — Lewis' Patent Screw Cutter, for cutting the screws in 

 making a certain kind of cheap bedstead, received the diploma 

 of this Society, at the Fair held in Watertown, in 1853, and is 

 represented, no doubt, truly by the proprietor, Mr. John B. 

 Hunt, as mathematically and mechanically a most perfect and 

 beautiful invention for making the screw bedstead, requiring 

 neither power, bench, or bench room. It is more durable than 

 any other tool of the kind, and the work comes together perfect- 

 ly. For information in regard to this simple and ingenious im- 

 plement application is to be made to Mr. J. F. Birchard, or 

 Messrs. Skidmore & Reynolds, of Milwaukee. 



39 and 42.— Messrs. E. & P. Fairbanks & Co., of St, Johns- 

 bury, Vermont, exhibited their Railroad Depot Scales, Flour 

 Packing Scales, Platform Scales and Grocer's Scales, with sev- 

 eral newly devised improvements suggested by study and expe- 

 rience in the use of the great number of Scales manufactured 

 and sold by them. Some of the contrivances to prevent friction, 

 and to prevent the wear of materials at the joints, were very in- 

 genious, and add much to the accuracy and durability of the 

 Scales. 



Diplomas or premiums having been awarded for these scales 

 on former occasions, the Committee deem it proper here to in- 

 sert the following account of their establishment, prepared at the 

 request of the Committee, by Mr. Pliny H. White, of St. Johns- 

 bury. It will be read with much interest by the people of Wis- 

 consin, as well as of other parts of the country. 



The manufacture of Fairbanks Scales commenced about twenty 

 five years ago. Like many other u-eful inventions, they had 

 their origin in the necessity which the inventor experienced of 

 having some weighing machine more convenient than the steel- 

 yard or even balance. He was engaged in a business which re- 



