SlfcBfclS WEIGHING MACHINE. 



but being made of brass, and more 

 highly finished, is so neat and por- 

 table, that it may very conveniently 

 be carried in the waistcoat-pocket. 

 It is altogether a very beautiful 

 contrivance, and, by the way, ema- 

 nates from the same clever engineer, 

 who, amongst other things, invented 

 what is called, " Marriott's Patent 

 Circular Dial Weighing Machine/' 

 now so universally used ; as well as 

 of the well known diving helmet and 

 dress. These machines are calcu- 

 lated to carry any weight, measuring 

 by a quarter of a pound, up to lOlbs. 

 and 20lbs. or more. One for 20lbs. 

 is about half an inch diameter, and 

 five inches in length, and for lOlbs. 

 it is much smaller. To fishermen they are de- 

 sirable instruments, because they reduce "fish- 

 erman's weight" to standard measure ! or give by 

 the waterside the exact weight of a fish the moment 

 he is taken : moreover, they are extremely handy 

 to test the strength of hooks gut-lines, and so 

 forth, and enable us to feel what strain we may 

 reasonably throw upon our rods, while playing 

 a fish. I need hardly say they will weigh beef 

 and mutton as well as fish: and are, therefore, 



