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Paneling and variety molding; machine — A. E. Leavitt, Detroit. Coninimit- 

 tee rccoinnioiul a special premium of silver medal on this as a stave- 



worliin^ machine Silver Medal 



Stave foot jointer — G. S. Wormer & Sons Medal 



Double and single blind-wiring machine — G. S. Wormer & Sons Medal 



Five-foot heading jointer — G. S. Wormer & Sons Diploma 



Foot-power lathe— Battle Creek Manufacturing Co. For originality of de- 

 sign, committee recommends Silver Medal 



Seven-inch back-geared screw-cutting lathes — G. S. Wormer & Sons, 2d pre- 

 mium Diploma 



In the class of brick and tile machines, the committee recommend that no award 

 be made for the want of time and facilities for making accurate mechanical tests of 

 the power required, capacity and cost of product in the several exhibits. But, in our 

 opinion the brick from machine entered under No. 432 are the best and most perfect. 

 The macliine itself is more than five 5'ears in public use, and consequently, under the 

 rule may not be entitled to an award. The exhibitor claims that it has been per- 

 fected in its construction by the substitution of steel for iron in the working parts. 

 As a matter of opinion, we consider No. 432 (Penfield's) the best machine. 



In the general class of printing presses, the committee not being conversant 

 with printing machinery, decline to make awards, but for the air-cush- 

 ions and other points of excellence in tiie mechanical construction of tlie 



Cottrell & Babcock steam power press, they recommend it for Silver Medal 



Bit stock drills — G. S. Wormer & Sons Diploma 



Bit-point drills — G. S. Wormer & Sons (special) Medal 



Automatic knife-grinding machine — G. S. Wormer & Sons,lst premium $5 00 



Planer-knife grinding machine — G. S. Wormer & Sons, 2d premium 3 00 



Display of morticing chisels — G. S. Wormer & Sons, for the style called Rag- 

 ged Edge - - - Di ploma 



Display of emery wheels and machines — Detroit Emery Wheel Compan}'. 

 Committee recommend silver medal for the wire filled wheel, for pre- 

 venting bursting under high speed, medal and 5 00 



For best display of steam pumps— Dixon direct-acting, Ottawa Iron Works, 



Ferrysburg, Mich., and for three new and valuable improvements, the 



committee aw^ards a silver medal on same, to Wm. M. Ferry, of Grand 



Haven. 



For the second best display of steam pumps, committee awards it to G. S. 



Wormer & Sons, for their display of Blake pumps 10 00 



Lath packing machine — C. S. Wormer & Sons, 1st premium 5 00 



For the largest and best display of machinery— G. S. Wormer & Sons 75 00 



For the second best display of machinerjs tiie committee awards the second 

 prize to Pingree & Smith of Detroit, for setting up a complete shoe- 

 making establishment, full stocked with, new, curious, ingenious and 



eft'ective machinery 50 00 



Locomotive jack screws — G. S. Wormer & Sons, 1st premium 2 00 



Wheat scourer and polisher — D. M. Richardson, Detroit, for great value in 



wheat cleaning Silver medal 



Frinding-mill, or disintegrator. Mead & Co., Detroit, for great value and 



utility for general grinding purposes Silver medal 



Improved foot power — H. D. Cutting, Clinton, Lenawee county, Mich Diploma 



Combined sawing machine — H. D. Cutting, Clinton, Lenawee county, Mich., 



for original and useful construction of stand and table Silver medal 



Tomlinson's patent barrel — Hiram Walker & Sons. We recommend a special 

 premium of silver medal for this cylindrical veneer-barrel, which, in our 

 opinion, will eventually supersede the bilge-barrel, not only on account 

 of its manifest superiority, but on account of its lesser cost as well. .Silver medal 



Steam, hydraulic and hand-power elevator — Middlebrook & Co., Detroit Diploma 



Acme paper cutter — Cornwells, Price & Co., Detroit, for self-clamping device. Diploma 

 Steam mitre-machine and brass rule cutter — Cornwells, Price & Co., Detroit, Dijiloma 

 Miniature locomotive and tender — J. Madison Case, Detroit; for accuracy of 



proportions and good workmanship Diploma 



Display of iron and brass manufactures — James Flower & Bros., Detroit, 

 silver medal for the stop-valve entered in this collection, diploma and 



silver medal 



Machine for cutting and puncliing slate — E. R. Davis, Detroit; meritorious 



labor-saving invention Diploma 



