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JYo. U^l.— Apple Parer. 

 E. Brown, Lowell, Mass. This is a very simple and cheap ma- 

 chine. It works very efficiently, and is well adapted for general 

 use. The second best. \J1 diploma awar'ded. 



Mo. 1881. — Tree Felling Machine. 

 Jas. Hamilton, 120 Waverly Place. In felling trees of valuable 

 wood, where it is an object to save some three or four feet of the 

 base of the tree, this machine can be used to great advantage. 

 This machine has often been on exhibition at the Fail's of the 

 American Institute. 



JYo. 971 . — Model of Boom Derrick. 

 J. B. Holmes, 16 Grand street. This is a good sized working 

 model — fully illustrates the operations of the machine. It is an 

 ingenious arrangement for hoisting heavy weights. One of the 

 most usefid features of this invention is its taking up its own slack 

 rope. The best. [Silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 1320.— Friciion Clutch. 

 Wendell Wright, 809 Washington street. A very good and in- 

 genious improvement J worthy of commendable notice. 



[^Silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 1631. — Friction Clutch. 

 H. Whipple, Shaftsbury, Vt. A very good and ingenious im- 

 provement; worthy of commendable notice. 



[^Silver medal awarded. 



JVo. 1701. — Adjusting a?id Self-acting Parallel Vices. 

 R. W. & D. Davis, Yellow Springs, Ohio. A very ingenious and 

 useful instrument; worthy of notice. [Silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 111. — Lap Welded Boiler Flues. 

 Reading Iron Company, Reading, Pa. A good article; very 

 meritorious. [Silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 195. — Combination Soda Fountain. 



A. J. Morse, Boston, Mass. Best workmanship. 



[Silver medal awarded. 



JYo 212. — Copper and Iron Soda Fountains., Bottling Machine. 



Draught Tubes, and a Self-acting Water Feeder. 

 Wm. Gee, 58 Fulton street. The closing of the cast iron ones is 

 a good arrangement, and deserves notice. The other ai-ticles are 

 well finished, and are much in use. [Silver medal awarded. 



