736 Report on tJie Trials of Implements at Bedford. 



Fig. 47. — 3Iessrs. W. N. Nicholson and Son's Adaptation of Self-acting 

 Delivery to Horse-Bake, No. 1742. 



hand-liffcing gear, for which they obtained a silver medal at the Hull Meeting, 

 the hind wheels of the engine are raised off the ground and blocked up, the 

 tyres are taken off, and they are then utilised as winding-drums ; thus 

 the separate windlass is dispensed with. The break for regulating the slack rope 

 is a simple band with wood blocks, and is apj>lied to the surfoce of the wheels 

 and regulated by a lever. Only two men are required ; one for the engine, and 

 the second for the plough, with a few boys for the rope porters. 



This is a very ingenious invention, and exceedingly simple. The tackle 

 was at work in a field about a mile from the Show -yard, and was making good 

 work. Price 600?. 



2969. O. Lewis and Son, Kettering. — Patent Macldne for elevating, shooting^ 

 lodding, and unloading Sadcs of Corn and other Articles. — In unloading sacks 

 of corn an iron clip catches up the sack at the middle, and thus, by chains 

 attached to it and to a rack and jiinion, it is wound up. The sack is raised and 

 turned over on to the platform, and then lowered by the rack and pinion. 

 This is a very ingenious machine, and must be very useful for outlying home- 

 steads where the carter might not be able to get any assistance in unloading 

 his cart. Price 6Z. 



3115. Fairbanks and Co., of King William Street, London. — Three-Ton 



