AMERICAN INSTITUTE. 18 I 



^d. The steering lever. 



3d. The parallel connection which Mr, Fisher invented in 1848, 

 before the use of similar devices by St, Clair & Stephenson. 

 4th. The valve gear. 



Therefore we hereby recommend the plans and devices submit- 

 ted to our inspection, to merit the highest premium. 



E. P. GOULD, 

 A. L. HOLLEY, } Judges, 

 A. F, SMITH. 



Sawing Machines, 



jPinney Youngs & Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, These ma- 

 chines are of three sizes, one with a 28 inch saw for cut- 

 ting siding, flooring and fencing, from kants prepared by an up- 

 right saw, as represented; one size with 36 inch saw, con- 

 structed in same manner, and used for same kind of sawing; also, 

 for sawing boards from logs, sided up with an upright saw; and 

 one size with 58 inch saw, for sawing direct from round logs. 

 These machines are capable of sawing two thousand feet of lum- 

 ber per hour with ease, if properly attended. They cut Avhilst 

 the log or timl:)er moves in eitherdirection, and thus lose no time 

 in gigging back. It is said that large numbers of them are in 

 operation in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 



l^ji gold medal awarded* 



Empire Rope Making Machine^ 



Thos, G, Boone, Brooklyn, L. I. Rope is formed by twisting 

 together a number of strands. The strands receive an extra twist 

 before laying them into rope, to compensate for the twist that is 

 unavoidably taken out of them in the act of laying or twisting 

 them together in a contrary direction to their own twist. This 

 additional twist put into each strand is termed the fore-hard, be- 

 cause it is put in before laying. 



Mr. Boone claims that in this machine there are certain novel de- 

 vices, and a peculiar arrangement of parts for twisting the strands 

 and laying them into rope, whereby the axes of the strand spindles 

 are brought to positions in line with the axis of the laying spindle, 

 and when an even fore-hard is desired, no rotary motion of the strand 

 spindles is required, by which the machine may be driven at a much 

 greater velocity than is practicable for other rope machines now 

 in use, requiring less power to operate it, and besides, the pecu- 



