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the tile to be made. The rack has pieces of wood at each end, 

 which exactly fit the boxes containing; the clay, so that as it 

 traverses backwards and forwards it forces before it the clay 

 through the dies. The rack is of such length that when one end 

 is close to the die-frame the other box is ready to receive its 

 supply of clay. The men working it are made aware when to 

 stop and reverse the motion by a steel spring striking upon a 

 point on the rack. The centre part of the machine contains the 

 wheels, &c. which work the rack, and by which the requisite gain 

 of power is obtained. The frame is called the receiver, and is 

 made separate, for convenience of carriage and moving about ; and 

 when the machine is used only for preparing the clay, the receiver 

 is laid aside. The clay is prepared and freed from stones, &c. 

 by being forced through a screen made of wires placed a little 

 distance apart. Awarded to this machine, 20/. at Shrewsbury 

 and 20Z. at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1845-6. Price, including 

 twelve sets of different-sized dies, 35/. 



Mr. Clayton's machine has the following description in the 

 catalogue: — A patent hand- working machine for the manufacture 

 of draining-pipes, draining and other kinds of tiles and bricks ; 

 invented, improved, and manufactured by the exhibitor. A hand- 

 working machine for the complete manufacture of draining-pipes 

 from one inch to six-inch bore, all kinds and shapes of draining- 

 tiles, flat tiles, and bricks. The patentee begs to observe that 

 this machine has undergone considerable and important improve- 

 ments since the Newcastle show, the chief points of which are 

 that it is now wholly made of iron, and constructed for working 

 either upon the " vertical'' or horizontal" plans, z.e. combining 

 both plans in one machine (an advantage which cannot be offered 

 by any other manufacturer of this description of implement) — a 

 combination rendering the machine applicable to the entire 

 manufacture of a tile and brick yard, with all the advantages of 

 strength, simplicity, durability, and productiveness, so desirable 

 in a machine of this kind. The machines are also fitted up so 

 as to be either locomotive " or "stationary." Although the 

 superiority and efficacy of the perforated metallic gratings " 

 are now so very generally known for the purpose of perfectly 

 freeing or separating clay from stones, roots, and other hard sub- 

 stances, without seignorage or royalty, the purchase of a ma- 

 chine includes the free use of it. Machine to work on the ver- 

 tical plan (without dies), price 26/. 



Mr. Weller's patent drain pipe and tile machine is described 

 as invented by himself, and improved and manufactured by Garrett 

 and Son. A prize of 5/. was awarded for this machine at New- 

 castle in 1846. This machine is for the purpose of making every 

 description of pipes and tiles used for draining, also of plain and 



