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to the frame of the machme, and, being fixed, 

 retains the block of clay in a stationary posi- 

 tion, whilst the table recedes from under it. 

 A series of cutting wires travelling with the 

 table pass through the clay, which is left 

 in the shape of bricks on a portable 



the standards, the wire bars, and the brackets 

 upon which the portable board rests, are all 

 stationary, being attached to the framework 

 of the machine. The clay is delivered on to 

 the lubricated metal receiving table, and by 

 the action of the lever from right to left — 



board on the other side of the wires. By 

 a reverse action of the lever, the board 

 with the bricks upon it is placed in a 

 position to be removed from the machine, 

 and the metal table is ready to receive another 

 block of clay. On the other hand, in Mr 

 JMurray's machine the metal receiving table, 



just the opposite of the movement in Clay- 

 ton's apparatus — the push-board is brought 

 up to the block of clay, perfectly parallel with 

 the series of fixed wires, and by being pushed 

 past the wires by a uniform pressure, the 

 clay is cut into bricks with the utmost 

 accuracy. The act of dividing the clay into 



