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JYo. 24 — Watchmakers^ Lathes. 

 J. M. Bottum, 169 Broadway. Unrivalled in finish and work- 

 manship. [-^ gold medal awarded. 



Mo. 1504 — Turning Lathe. 

 G. B. Hartsou & Co., West 33d and 34th streets. This is a 

 strong, well-proportioned and well-finished lathe, with heavy 

 compound rest. [^ silver medal awarded. 



J\''o. 1185 — Turning Lathe. 

 Carpenter & Plass, 30th street, is fitted up in the best manner, is 

 highly finished, and well proportioned. [Jl silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 1051 — Iron Turning Machines and Slide Rest. 

 Lowell Machine Shop, Lowell, Mass. Good in point of finish and 

 fitting, but of rather light proportions. These lathes are highly 

 finished, but in our opinion not well proportioned, being too light. 



JVo. 1050. 

 An ordinary slide rest, well finished. [^ silver medal awarded. 



Mo. 1345 — Jewelers^ Engine Lathe. 

 Charles E. Stewart, (minor,) 15 Canal street. Is of excellent 

 finish and workmanship, and deserving of especial notice, by 

 being built by a boy. [Books, value $10. 



D. B. COBB, 

 T. H. LANG, 

 ISAAC STANTON, 



Judges. 



MACHINERY, No. 3. 



MACHINES FOK WORKING WOOD, AND MODELS AND DRAWINGS OF THE SAME. 



We, the undersigned, judges on machinery. No. 3, appointed 

 by the Managers of the 27tli Annual Fair of the American Insti- 

 tute, held at the Crystal Palace, in the city of New- York, Octo- 

 ber, 1855, beg leave to report: 



That we have carefully examined the articles submitted to our 

 inspection, and decide, that 



JYo. 142 — Blind Slat Te7ioning J[Iachine. 

 D. G. Condit, 74 Spring street. Is the best, a small improvement, 

 cuts to an uniform length at the same time that it makes the 

 tenon, while No. 92 requires the slats to be cut to the length. 



[.^ silver medal awarded. 

 JYo. 190 — Tenoning J\Ia chine. 

 C. P. S. Wardwell, Lake Village, N. H. Is a superior tenoning 

 machine for heavy work, does the work entirely by circular saws, 



