102 [Assembly 



which forms a handle or crank, by which the machine is driven. It 

 makes three cuts with every entire revolution of the crank or handle. 



The advantages of this machine are its simplicity, its strength, and 

 the facility with which all the knives may be sharpened. It is sel- 

 dom or never out of repair, and if so, can be put in order by the most 

 casual observer. It is portable, and cheap, the cost being but twenty- 

 five dollars. It will cut of various lengths, from the sixteenth of an 

 inch to two inches. With a hand machine, a person may cut a ton 

 of hay a day ; with the aid of a person to feed it, the proprietor has 

 cut 50 weight in four and a half minutes. With the horse power 

 attached, a person in Orange county cut 100 sheaves of corn stalks 

 in one hour. 



THOMAS P. THORNE. 



Fishkill Landing, Feb. Ath, 1846. 



