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D. DICK'S ANTI-FRICTION CHEESE PRESS. 



The Hadley Falls Co. Holykoke, Mass., exhibited, at our late 

 fair, a clieese press, constructed on the plan of Dick's anti-fric- 

 tion press, of great novelty, convenience, and apparent dura- 

 bility, fir which the Institute awarded its silver medal. 



The above cut represents this press so plainly, that a minute 

 description of its parts is unnecessary. It is made entirely of 

 iron, of great strength, occupies but little room, and possesses, 

 apparently, every requisite for a perfect cheese press. Probably, 

 the greatest fault in the cheese made in our country, is the want 

 of thorough pressing, which leaves the cheese damp, with cavi- 

 ties for the easy access of flies, and retaining the elements of pu- 

 trefaction and decay. Perfect pressing is of the greatest impor- 

 tance in making the best flavored cheese. The manufncturers of 

 cheese are here presented with a press of undoubted power and 

 perfect simplicity. These presses are furnished by the company 

 ot various sizes, and warranted to stand certain pressures. A 

 press for $20, for cheese of 20 to 60 lbs, with five tons pressure ; 

 for cheese of 60 to 120 lbs., with eight tons pressure, $25 ; for 

 cheese of 200 lbs., with ten to twelve tons pressure, $30 ; a screw 

 at the top of the press, regulates the upper platin to the thick- 

 ness of the cheese, and the pressure is continuous, through the 

 lever and the rollinsc cam below. 



