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We notice, among other excellencies, the swedging tool (a most 

 efficient one), the expanding segments of which are left on their 

 surfaces as they came from the forging hammer, and which, with- 

 out either planing or filing, exhibit truth of surface both in their 

 radial sides and the arcs of the circles. 



The workmanship of the tools throughout is unexceptionable, 

 and the material of the best grade, and we consider them in all 

 respects the best for use that are made. 



"We, therefore, earnestly recommend them as worthy the highest 

 class honors of the Institute. 



WM. PRATT, I 

 WM. C. SELDEN,.l Judges. 

 I J. CLEMENT, ) 



FIFTH GROUP. 



To the Board of Managers: 



Gentlemen — The undersigned, judges in Department V, Group 

 5, report that they have carefully examined the several articles 

 referred to them. Taken collectively, these specunens of skill and 

 ingenuity furnish evidence of continued advance and improvement 

 in the methods used to accomplish a desired end. In deciding 

 upon the comparative value of the samples entered for competition, 

 great scrutiny has been exercised in order to weigh impartially the 

 evidences of utility found in each. The following is the result of 

 the deliberations of the judges; articles of the same class are given 

 in their relative order of merit, together with a brief summary of 

 such points of excellence in each as are deemed worthy of special 

 notice. 



No. 20. Cotton Spinning Machine. (Fales, Jenks & Son.) Its 

 merits are, good material and workmanship, a simple and effective 

 apparatus for raising and lowering the ring bar, and an improved 

 construction of top rolls. This machine is such as is manufactured 

 by the makers for first class manufactories, and was not specially 

 made for exhibition, except so far as to make it short on account of 

 transportation and limited room to exhibit. Your committee would 

 specially commend this machine to receive the first honors of tlie 

 Institute. 



No. 224. Self Stripping Cards. (Gj^mbril & Burgess.) This is 

 decided to be entitled to the second rank in the class of awards. 

 Your committee could only judge of this machine from inspection, 



