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and rotate within the chamber, and lift and distribute the oil 
or lubricant upon and along the said axle, &c. In carrying 
this invention into practice, a bearing is provided, being of 
any desired shape or configuration, and at each end of the same 
a recess chamber is furnished for containing a supply of oil. 
Upon the spindle shaft or axle, which is to rotate within the 
bearing, collars or rings are provided, which are so located as 
to dip into the oil-chambers, and to rotate therein with the 
spindle, the latter lying partially within the recess, which is 
continued completely around the bearing, viz., in the upper as 
well as in the lower portion thereof, so that the ring or collar 
can rotate freely. The collar or ring is made bevelled, or 
inclined, on its inner surface, so that the oil, as it is raised 
from the lower portion of the chamber, will be directed towards 
and along the portion of the spindle requiring to be lubricated ; 
and one of these collars or rings being at each end of the bearing, 
the oil will thus be directed along the spindle simultaneously, 
and be an effectual lubrication whilst the spindle is rotating. 
The rings or collars may be fixed tightly upon the spindle, or 
may be somewhat loose. 
Messrs. E. Page and Co., No. 1711, Brick and Tile Machine. — 
Amongst an important exhibit of brick-making machines, this 
firm show, under the title of a " New Implement," one of their 
Brick, Pipe, and Tile Machines, fitted with new self-acting 
gear, which claims to dispense with the services of one man. 
The machine itself is an ordinary horizontal press, which may 
be fitted with dies for bricks, pipes, or tiles, with quick return 
motion. 
The action of the machine may be thus described. The 
clay is filled into a box with a close cover (Fig, 17), in which 
a plunger (b) works horizontally, pressing the clay through the 
dies in the front side of the box, where it is delivered on the 
ordinary roller platform, to be cut into proper lengths for either 
bricks, tiles, or drain-pipes. The horizontal plunger (b) is 
actuated by means of two racks (c), on one of which a stop (d) 
is bolted, which at the end of the forward movement engages 
against a roller, in connection with a lever (e), which shifts the 
strap fork (f), directing the strap from the fast to the loose 
pulley ; a clutch (g) is then thrown out of gear, and the machine 
is in a position to return to the quick motion. 
A balanced lever at the end of the machine acts as a safety 
catch, and effectually prevents any liability to accident during 
the absence of the attendant. 
In addition to the above automatic arrangement, a hand- 
starting lever (h) is provided, by means of which the machine 
may be controlled at any point of its stroke. 
