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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Greene's Bonhle-Acting Horizontal Wood Splitter. 

 D. A. Greene, No. 227 Sixth avenue, N. Y. 



Attached to the crank shaft by two con- 

 nection rods are a set of (one slotting and five 

 splitting) knives at each end of the machine. 

 The wood passes these knives by means of a 

 strong leather belt or carriage, at right angles 

 to the knives. 



No. 1. 



No. 2. 



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Figures 1 and 2 are vertical and horizontal 

 views of the knives, showing their position. 



A great saving of power is obtained by the 

 slabbing knife, it being wider and longer than 

 the slitting knives. 



Both sets of knives act in one revolution 

 of the crank, but only one set at the same moment. The slabbing knife of each 

 set, acts in advance of the splitting knives. 



From one to one and a half horse power is sufficient to drive the machine, and 

 it is claimed that it will split from thirty to forty cords of wood per day. 



[ji diploma awarded. 



Race ^' Mathews' Fire Hydrants. 

 Race & Mathews, Seneca Falls, N. Y. 



They are perfectly anti-freezi ig, as no water can remain in the hydrant under 

 any circumstances whatever, when shut oflf, not depending upon any outside rods 

 for opening and closing water orifice. 



The surface waste cannot run back into the hydrant (as is the case with the old 

 ones, causing tl em to freeze and burst in winter), but on the contrary, they are 

 so arranged as not only to carry off the surface Avater, but they also drain the 

 ground for considerable distance around the hydrant, keeping it perfectly dry. 



