MANUFACTURE. 117 



Kinmond's consists of two circular wooden discs, the 

 upper one moving on the lower, which is stationary, with an 

 eccentric motion. The adjacent faces of the said discs are 

 made rough by steps in the wood, cut in lines diverging 

 from the centre to the circumference, and over these rough 

 faces is nailed coarse canvas. 



The leaf is placed between the discs and rolled by the 

 motion described. The lower disc is arranged by means of 

 weights running over pulleys, so that it shall press against 

 the upper with any force desired. 



The motive power, as designed by the inventor, is either 

 manual, animal, or steam. 



Mr. Kinmond showed me this machine, just after he had 

 invented it, at the Assam Company's Plantations in Assam, 

 and I have since seen it working by manual and steam 

 power. With the former it is quite useless, for by no 

 arrangement can sufficient or regular force enough be 

 applied. With the latter it does very well, and on a large 

 garden which will render the outlay for the machine and 

 engine justifiable (the former is, for such a simple machine, 

 very expensive), it may probably eventually prove an 

 economy. 



Not having seen it under animal power, I can give no 

 positive opinion as to how it would answer, but I see no 

 reason why it should not do well. I believe wind or water 

 power might, on suitable sites, be easily applied to it, and 

 they would certainly be the cheapest of any. 



Another rolling-machine was invented by a Mr. Gibbon, 

 and a good deal used in Cachar. I have never seen it. 



Kinmond's is, I believe, the best rolling-machine yet 



legal decision, is declared to be simply Kinmond's, with alterations. As 

 Jackson is now prohibited from selling his machines, I presume the two 

 inventors will come to some understanding as to the alterations, which are 

 most certainly improvements. 



