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^ GRIFFITH (a TURNER CO 3^ 



THE NEW 



SHARPIES 



Suction Feed Tubular Cream Separator 



Purdue University officials estimated recent'y, after an extensive investigation, that the 

 farmers of the United States were probably losi-g $100,000,000 per year in butter fat by turning 

 their cream separators at improper speed. Anot_er test made by a company w^ich manufactures 

 speed indicators for cream separators and other purposes sho-jved that out of 40,000 men and boys 

 who tried to operate cream separators at proper speed, 95 per cent, failed to do so. The com- 

 bined losses of all cream separator users operating their machines at random would average 

 $104 per separator annually. The importance, therefore, of the new Sharpies Suction-feed Tubular 

 Cream Separator may readily be appreciated when it is said that this new machine eliminates 

 every one of the undesii'able weaknesses heretofore found in cream separators as a class. This 

 new suction-feed separator skims .iust as clean at 35 turns per minute or at 55 as it does at the 

 normal speed of 45 turns. The only difference that speed of operation makes is to increase the 

 capacity of the separator. When time presses, tae operator of a new Sharpies can speed up the 

 new Sharpies to 55 or 60 turns and he immediately has a separator of one-third greater 

 capacity than he paid for, and which will do tlie work in one-third less time. The new Sharpies 

 not only separates thoroughly, but it also produces cream of uniform density at every speed. 

 These three features are of prime importance, both to. the dairyman who keeps three cows and 

 the one who keeps 300. 28 new features in all. The entire construction of this new Sharpies 

 machine has been extremely simplified. It is co'^-venient and durable. The Tubular bowl is sus- 

 pended by means of a flexible steel spindle from a single bearing. A hardened steel cone holds 



the weight of the bowl while it revolves on the balls. No parts slide. It is therefore almost 



frictionless. Heat or cold cannot cause expansion or contraction. The bearing of the new Sharpless is at top. The Tubular bowl hangs 

 from this bearing naturally. The three-piece bowl is a light, steel tubs, hollow throughout, and contains neither discs or other inside parts. 

 It is therefore easy to clean and keep clean. In the new Sharpies the bowl is driven by strong, simple, direct, self-oiling gears enclosed 

 in a case to protect them from dust and grit. The gears run in a spray of oil constantly. There are no oil cups, oil holes or drip 

 shelves on the Sharpies. Gumming is impossible. The heavy, one-piece frame has neither shelves nor legs to work loose or snap 

 off. The supply can i:; the largest used on any make of separator. It is pressed from a single sheet of steel, tinned to prevent 

 rusting and so low that a 40-quart can can readily be emptied into it without lifting. In the hand separators the Tubular bowl makes 

 16,000 revolutions per minute. The best of the disc machines make as high as 8,000 ; none makes more. The reduced diameter of the 

 Tubular makes possible a higher speed bowl, which in turn increases the centrifugal or skimming force. In the Tubular bowl the 

 skimming is done by centrifugal force alone. There are no disc in::ide it. Vv'here the skimming is done with the assistance of discs, 

 the wear and tear from constant daily use reduce the skimming efficiency of the machine. Whereas the bearings of the Tubular bowl 

 polish from use and run more freely. The double centrifugal force generated in the Tubular bowl skims out the last trace of butter 

 fat. When cows have been long in lactation the globules of fat are smaller and conseauently much greater force is necessary to 

 bring about complete separation. 



Suspended Eowl, 

 Bottom reed, 

 liOw-Down 

 Supply Can, 

 Easy Running', 

 No Discs. 



Tubular 

 Hand Separator 



No. 1, capacity 175 lbs. 

 per hour. Price .... $40.00 



No. 2, capacity 275 lbs. 

 per hour. Price .... $55.00 



No 3, canacity 350 lbs. 

 per hour. Price. . . .$65.00 



These three sizes are 

 readily turned by one who 

 is seated. They stand only 

 2 ft. 9% in. high ; the sup- 

 ply can is still lower. 



STAND VP SIZES. 



No. 4, capacity 450 lbs. 

 per hour. Price. . . .075.00 

 No. 6, capacity 650 

 lbs. per hour. 



Price $90.00 



No. 9, canacity 000 

 lbs. per hour. 



Price $110.00 



Pulley Power 

 Attaclynent, 

 $2.50 Additional. 



These three sizes 

 stand only 3 ft. 6 

 in. high ; the supply 

 can is still lower. 



PRICES OF TIE NEW SHARPIES 



Capacity. 



No. 2S 300 pounds. 



No. 3S 400 pounds. 



No. 4S 500 pounds. 



No. 6S 700 pounds. 



No. OS 900 pounds. 



Power Pulley extra . 



Sliippiug Weight. 

 220 pounds. 

 220 pounds. 

 300 pounds. 

 300 pounds. 

 300 pounds. 



Price. 

 $60.00 

 70.00 

 85.00 

 100.00 

 120.00 

 2.50 



THE RANDOLPH GOVERNOR PULLEY 



It absolutely governs the speed of the separator, releasing auto- 

 matically when the proper speed is attained and absorbing all 

 shocks from the gasoline engine. It runs in either direction with- 

 out any change of adjustment. The pulley standard can be placed 

 on the floor, side wall or overhead to suit the conditions. The con- 

 struction of this pulley embodies the loose pulley feature, whereby 

 the separator may be stopped without stopping the engine. Atten- 

 tion is called to the fact that after the proper speed has been 

 attained by setting the jamb nuts on the hand wheel thread, the 

 correct speed will be maintained without further action. 



Price $10.00 



E T 

 DAIRY SE 



Just a jet of steam, not much 

 larger than would go through a 

 straw, drives it to full speed. 



An armload of wood or a bucket 

 of coal will furnisih the needed fuel 

 for the smaller machines for an 

 hour's run. 



DBIVEN DIRECT PROM THE 

 BOII.ER. MADE I2T THREE SIZES. 



No. Capacity. Price. 



5. 500 pounds per hour $80.00 



7. 700 pounds per hour 100.00 



10. 1,000 pounds per hour 125.00 



Por Separator Boiler, see page 117. 



G. & T. CO.'S PERFECTION SEPARATOR OIL 



This Oil is put up expressly for the use of separators, and we 

 recommend it to users of all hand machines, it being a light oil 

 and having a very low cold test. 



1-quart can $0.30 



% -gallon can 50 



1-gallon can 75 



5-gallon can 2.50 



