Anatomy of the Vine. 



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The following is a description of the little regulating machine 

 {fig. 6.), by which thin slices may be cut from the collet, &c. 



abed, The top 1 in. square, 



and a quarter thick. 

 e f g h, Another of the 



same size and thickness, 



but of an octagon shape, 

 i k, A cylinder 4 in. long. 



which connects the above 



two together, leaving a 



round hole at the top, of 



half an inch wide. 

 I m, A movable core 2\ 



inches long, covered 



top and bottom ; it is 



to be put into i k. 

 o, The screw about If in. 



long or more. 

 p, A square knob fastened 



to the screw o. 

 q, A cork with a circular 



hole on one side. 

 r, A collet of a vine, a 



little longer than the 



cork q, and to be placed 



within it. 

 s t are the same as q r, 



but now supposed to be 



placed in the hole of a b 



c d. They are to be push- 

 ed down, leaving t a 



little above the surface, 



which is to be cut off 



with a flat-bladed razor. 



Then carefully turn the 



screw an eighth round, 



which will raise the col- 

 let sufficiently to enable 



you with the razor to 



take off a thin slice. 



The whole is made 

 of brass. This ma- 

 chine I invented, but 

 Mr. Cary in the 

 Strand, London, will 

 make others, as he 

 has seen mine, and I 

 shall be obliged to any 

 person for any im- 

 provement upon it. 



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