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perfection of their finish they are all that can be desired. With euch 

 implements, the laboring man can accomplish -his work with incom- 

 parably more ease, comfort and success, than is possible with heavy, 

 coarsely-made tools. In the manufacture of such implements, Part- 

 ridge and Ames have long possessed an enviable reputation, and are 

 not only forging for themselves an independent fortune, and rolling 

 out an honorable escutcheon for the mechanics of the State, but are 

 conferring an immense benefit upon the agriculturists of the whole 

 country. 



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I-ce Cutter— Entered by Blake, Sarnard & Co. 



Lcafer Rase— Entered by r-atfeer, Wliite & Gannett, 



ScTTHEs, Snaths, Gkain Cradles and Rakes. — In these 

 implements we know not that any thing further can be desired. 

 There is every form and size that utility or fancy can demand. 



Absolute perfection, in material and temper, is aimed at by our 

 manufacturers, and if competition and constant eiFort can enable them 

 to arrive at it, they will not fail of success. 



A snath, presented by Blake, Barnard & Co., with an ingenious 

 thumb-screw fastening, is deserving of approbation, as is Stevens' 

 Patent Iron Snath, presented by Nourse & Co. 



Hand rakes, of the best ash timber and of the most beautiful 

 finish, were found in all the colled ions. 



