102 [Assembly 



bottling machine. 



Mr. William Gee, No. 66 Gold St., N. Y., exhibited, in connec- 

 tion with his soda apparatus, a machine for bottling, as shown in 

 the annexed cut. These machines were excellent specimens of 

 mechanism, and reflect the highest credit upon the skill of the 

 manufacturer. 



The soda water is made in a self-acting generator, from which 

 it passes to the bottling machine through the pipe a. The bot- 

 tle must be placed under the cylinder b : then the foot, placed on 

 the treadle e, must press it down ; now raise the lever d, as shown 

 in the cut, so as to put the corks into the cylinder 6, the lever d 

 is then pushed down so far that the lower part of the corks are a 

 little above the orifice for the admission of the water, and the 

 one for the escape of air contained in the bottle ; the water is now 

 turned on at valve c, until the bottle is filled to the required 

 height ; the small weight on the end of the lever, should be so 

 regulated as to permit the escape of the air, and permit the bot- 

 tle to fill ; when full, the valve c is stopped off, and the cork 

 forced into the bottle by pushing down lever d with the hand. 

 The cylinder should now be raised, but the lever d remains until 

 seized by the tongs/, when it may be raised so as to free the bot- 

 tle, which is then placed under tyer g, where the cork is tied. 

 The stroke of the piston may be lengthened or shortened, at 

 pleasure, screwing around the nut on piston b. The corks should 

 have boiling water thrown over them and remain in while bot- 

 tling ; if a small quantity of sweet oil is added, they enter the 

 bottle much easier, a. c. 



