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top bars press down just inside the ends and to 

 one side of the partition of the box. The top is then nailed 

 down, the hoops are placed on and the box is complete. 

 The other, shown in Figure 96, is much simpler in con- 

 struction. Two pieces of curved metal are loosely at- 

 tached to a pair of horizontal pieces of wood, which are 

 held together at the outer end by a cross-strip at the ends. 



Fig. 96. Press used by Mr. W. S. Hart for putting- heads 

 on orange boxes. 



At the inner end they are attached to a horizontal piece 

 by two links. The upper horizontal piece against the 

 wall is nailed firmly in place, while the lower one is at- 

 tached to it by a link at each end. This allows some play, 

 necessary to the smooth working of the header. The 

 pieces of curved metal are just long enough to fit inside 

 of the ends without resting on the partition. In nailing 

 the cover on the box, the operator aits down on the outer 



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