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USEFUL INVENTIONS. 



THE LEICESTER GARDEN SEAT. 



During the grand garden show, at Chiswick, 

 the grounds were liberally furnished with 

 marquees, tables, seats, &c., for the accommo- 

 dation of visitors. Among them were some 

 contributions of iron chairs, and rustic seats, 

 from the Panklibon Furnishing Iron Com- 

 pany, 58, Baker-street, Portman-square, 

 the simplicity, beauty, and cheapness of 

 which arrested our attention. We would 

 recommend our readers to visit the show- 

 rooms of the company, before making pur- 

 chases of such things, assured that a great 

 saving may be effected, and every variety 

 of taste gratified, by a selection from their 

 extensive stock. The Leicester Garden Seat 



pillar, on which is placed a hive of bees. 

 Within the pillar is a spiral spring, connected 

 with a hand, working on a dial-plate. The 

 exact weight of the hive is shown on the 

 dial, by the hand, in the manner of a clock, 

 and a reference to the dial, at any time, in- 

 dicates, the weight of honey, comb, &c. in 

 the hive. Another hand, not attached to tlia 



is one of these ; it is so light, as to be easily 

 moved from place to place, and being fitted 

 with bolts and nuts, may be taken to 

 pieces, and put aside for the winter. The 

 ends are of wrought iron, in one piece, and 

 moderately elastic ; the seat and back are of 

 wood, perfectly smooth, and the back gives 

 way to pressure, so as to render it one of the 

 most enjoyable of garden seats. It has been 

 described as " the resting place of the mil- 

 lion," and while we enjoyed a rest and an ice 

 upon one of them, we determined to intro- 

 duce it to the readers of the " Floral 

 World," as one of the best pieces of garden 

 furniture ever brought out.— [Price, 10s. 6d., 

 18s. 6d., and 21s.] 



HIBBERD's INDICATOR BliE STAND. 



Having received numerous enquiries re- 

 specting this invention, we here represent it, 

 surmounted by Tegetmier's double-box bar 

 hive. Mr. Hibberd's Indicator consists of a 



spring, can be set to show the dead weight 

 of hive, floor-board, &c, which, deducted 

 from the gross weight, indicated by the 

 travelling hand, gives at any time the weight 

 of the honey. This is the first attempt 

 ever made to show the daily progress of 

 a colony in honey collecting, and it has 

 proved thoroughly successful. It is manu- 

 factured and sold by Mr. George Cox, of 5, 

 Barbican, London. — [Price £1 4s.J 



COX'S POCKET COMPASS AND SUN-DIAL. 



A compass is a necessary implement in 

 land surveying and laying out gardens, and is 

 an amusing and instructing companion, 

 during a tour, or ramble in the country. 

 Mr. Cox, of 22, Skinner-street, London, has 

 just brought out a model compass and sun- 

 dial, enclosed in box-wood, for the pocket, 

 which measures, when shut up, 3 inches by 

 2$. When closed, the needle is rendered 

 immovable, so that it cannot suffer from 

 concussion, and the silk cord which connects 

 the lid with the lower part, on which the 

 hours are engraved, forms the gnomon to 

 give the shadow. Inside the lid is a table of 

 the equation of time, for the mutual correc- 

 tion of clock and sun, in regard to each 

 other.— [Price 7s. 6d.] 



