Exhibited at Windsor. 
535 
Mr. A. IT. Lapham, road surveyor, Chippenham, exhibited 
an implement (Art. 2888) for paring or trimming the sides of 
roads. This is very similar to an ordinary strong single-furrow 
wheel-plough, with two revolving steel discs, which run ob- 
liquely, but parallel, to each other. The body of the plough is 
also set obliquely, so as to give the required slope towards the 
cut edge, and the share cleai'S about G inches, the " sidings " 
being deposited in a regular layer at the roadside. One man and 
a boy leading the horse are required, and would do a consider- 
able distance in one day. An efficient implement of this 
description would no doubt save a very considerable sum 
annually to some of the County Councils, who will, it is hoped, 
require that the roads shall be better kept and more regularly 
" sided " than they have been in many places. 
Mr. John Huxtahle, of South Molton, Devonshii'e, exhibited 
a Patent Expanding Horse-Kake (Art. 3195), the axle of which 
Fig. 21. — IJuxtable's Expanding Ho7'se-Bake. 
is divided in the centre, one-half being attached to each wheel, 
but held together by clips in which it slides when the rake is 
being extended or closed. The teeth are hung on a frame 
similar to " lazy-tongs," and can be adjusted any width apart, 
from 2^ inches to 5 inches, the rake also being capable of 
