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■water, but the supply failing, the pump may be used for lifting and 

 forcing water from a cistern or \tell. It is a very simple apparatus. 

 "We are informed by the Superintendent of the Exhibition that one 

 , evening a sign thirty-iive feet above the floor caught fire, and that 

 with one of these pumps, which stood near by, with its tank of water, 

 he quickly extinguished the iire, thereby preventing perhaps a danger- 

 ous conflagration. We recommend that a first premium be awarded 

 to the exhibitors of this device for the best portable garden pump. 



Fire Engines. 



No. 554. Steam Fire Engine. — Cole Brothers, Pawtucket, R. I., 

 in our opinion deserve a first premium for the superior excellence 

 in design and workmanship displayed on their eteam fire engine No. 

 2. By employing a vertical steam cylinder, they secure a compact 

 arrangement of the parts, prevent irregular wear of the piston, and 

 obtain an engine that will remain stationary without blocking under 

 the wheels. The forging of the piston and pump rod from one piece 

 of metal is a desirable feature in the use of the slotted cross-head and 

 allows of a very firm attachment of the latter, thus avoiding the dan- 

 ger of the slide block being cramped under any circumstances. The 

 valves of tlie })ump can be examined with the greatest ease. The 

 suction pipe is bent with a syphon curve, giving an easy flow of the 

 water to the pump, and the universal testimony of the various 

 owners clearly points to its marked al)ility for drawing water from 

 deep wells. The general workmanship is of the highest order, and 

 the finish is a matter of most careful study. 



No. 54. Model Fire Engine. — Geo. Chavell, Bloomingdale, N. Y. 



A moat ahsurd toy that should never have been permitted to pass 

 inside the gate of the exhibition. 



Watee "Works. 



No. 26. Perpetual Self-acting Water Elevator. — Philip "Week, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Mr. "Week's invention makes use of a force to which comparatively 

 little attention has been successfully directed. The device is very 

 ingenious. "We regret having had no opportunity of seeing it con- 

 structed upon a large scale, and of examining it in operation. 



Nos. 92o and 924. Water Worl's.—io\m P. Grubcr, New York 

 city. 



"\Ye regard this device for elevating water to the upper stories of 



