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MECHANICS AIS^D MANUFACTURES. 



Your Committee find it impossible with the sum placed at their dis- 

 posal to do justice to all the competitors for premiums. Many articles 

 that are worthy of a premium can only receive honorable mention, and 

 such premiums as are awarded must of necessity be small and insig- 

 nificant. This is owing to the great increase of articles offered over the 

 same class in previous years. 



This part of the Exhibition was a decided success, and a ve ry 

 attractive feature of the Fair, affording to our people an opportunity 

 never before enjoyed, of witnessing a large gathering together of the 

 varied inventions and manufactures for which this locality is so far- 

 famed. ^ The space occupied by this department consisted of one room 

 50x100 feet and a temporary building 25xG0 feet, having two lines of 

 shafting, one 63 feet and one 7^ feet long. This shafting was fur- 

 nished by the Piollstone Machine Works. It was made in lengths of 

 9 feet and connected together by Porter's Patent Coupling, which is 

 one of the cheapest, strongest and most convenient contrivances for 

 the use, yet invented, and is particularly adapted to places where fre- 

 quent change of pulleys is desirable. The Motive Power was fur- 

 nished by the Union Machine Co., and consisted of a Portable Engine 

 of 15-horse power, of excellent construction, which did its work to the 

 satisfaction of all, and showed that our friends of the Union who build 

 the Model Steam Fire Engines also know how to build a Stationary or 

 Portable as well. The Belting was furnished by Wright, Woodward 

 & Co., and was some of Page's best Patent Tanned, than which there 

 is no better. 



The Union Machine Co. had upon exhibition one of their patent 

 improved Jucket Steam Fire Engines which came out concjueror in 

 the trial which was conducted upon an entirely new plan calculated to 

 show the vital force and real stamina of these most excellent machines. 



In connection with this machine was a splendid Hose Carriage which 

 for strength combined with artistic beauty, is the most perfect success 

 it has ever been our pleasure to witness. This Jucket Engine is so 

 arranged that should either of its pumps get disabled the other can be 

 used independently. It also has vulcanite valves which cannot be 

 destroyed by any grit which may pass between the valves and their 

 seats. There is also connected with this boiler a novel arrangement of 

 pipes and flues by which a peculiarly even pressure of steam is main- 

 tained. This Company also had on exhibition a very fine collection of 

 finished parts of machines showing the thoroughness of finish and 

 strength which is combined in them. They also exhibited a fine Stave- 

 Sawing Machine as a specimen of their workmanship in this direction. 



The Fitchburg Machine Co. of this town, exhibited some very fine 

 specimens of Iron Working Tools which were manufactured especially 

 for the Haskins Pneumatic Alarm Co. This collection consisted of 

 an Upright Drill, a Compound Planer and a Screw Cutting Engine 

 Lathe. These Tools, as well as all others of their manufacture, are 

 models of neatness and simplicity and arc manufactured from new and 



