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advantage of a hot sun, the result will assiorn to this engine in duty 

 done, as well as in strength and durability, the first prize of fifty 

 pounds, which was awarded accordingly. We would observe in 

 addition, that the driving-wheel of this engine contains a groove 

 for a round band, which cannot be too highly recommended for 

 working threshing-machines, as avoiding the great exactness ne- 

 cessary in placing the machines when working with a flat belt." 



Page 161.— Stand 83, art. 1. 

 " A 6-horse portable engine, manufactured by Messrs. J. and 

 E. Headley. This engine was made with a double cylinder, 

 and had a tube-boiler, workmanship good, but working parts too 

 slight for the power stated ; the throttle-valve was placed in the 

 smoke-box, an arrangement which we think bad and incon- 

 venient; 107 minutes were occupied in raising the steam to 45 

 lbs. pressure, and the duty performed was comparatively small ; 

 the result would have been something better had the firing been 

 properly attended to. The exhibitor stated that his engine was 

 better suited to work with coke than coal." 



Page 188.— Stand 98, art. 1. 

 *' A 6-horse portable engine, manufactured by Messrs. John 

 Ferrabee and Sons. The general workmanship of this engine 

 was very moderate ; cross- head cast instead of wrought- iron ; 

 the boiler tubular, but the number of tubes too few, and of 

 insufficient diameter. In work, this engine was unable to sustain 

 the weight on the force -resister at the required speed, con- 

 sequently there are no tabular results given." 



Page 199.— Stand 107, art. 1. 

 '*' A 6-horse portable engine, manufactured by Messrs. Hur- 

 wood and Turner. The tube-boiler of this engine was too 

 large and heavy for the power stated ; the cylinder and starting- 

 gear being placed out of reach from the ground, and was fitted 

 with two heavy fly-wheels, which is unnecessary. The workman- 

 ship generally below mediocrity, and after three hours consumed 

 in a fruitless effort to get up steam, the trial was abandoned : the 

 exhibitors wishing it recorded that their engine was suited to work 

 with coke in preference to coal." 



Page 206.—Stand 116, art. 1. 

 " A 6-horse portable and locomotive engine, manufactured 

 by Messrs. E. B. Wilson and Co., and exhibited by them in 

 conjunction with Messrs. Ransome and May. This engine, 

 excellent in workmanship, was fitted with two cylinders ; its 

 weight for the power very light, and strong in all the working 

 parts; the boiler tubular and beautifully made; but w^e think 

 such an engine not suited to put into the hands of farmers' engine- 



