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sliding  the  castings  to  the  desired  position  on  the  main  square 
bar,  and  fixing  them  with  set  screws — the  side  hoes  are 
equally  capable  of  regulation,  as  will  be  readily  seen  by  Fig.  18. 
The  hoe  is  well  made  ; the  construction  is  strong,  and  the  material 
of  the  best ; yet,  making  due  allowance  for  these  facts,  the  price, 
13/.  10s.,  appears  unduly  high.  If  some  reduction  could  be  made, 
a large  demand  might  be  anticipated. 
Bradford’s  “ Albany  ” Butter-  Worker. — The  form  of  this 
novel  arrangement  will  be  at  once  seen  by  the  illustrations, 
which  represent  (Fig.  20)  the  worker  as  in  operation,  and 
(Fig.  21)  the  same  fitted  as  a table,  the  roller,  & c.,  having  been 
removed,  and  placed  in  standards  in  the  bottom  of  the  frame. 
The  tray  reversed  forms  the  top  of  the  table. 
Fig.  20 — “ Albany ” Butter-Worker. 
The  worker  consists  of  a fluted  roller  made  of  sycamore,  which 
operates  in  a rectangular  tray,  carried  on  a strong  frame.  The 
tray  and  frame  are  made  of  American  maple, — a close-grained, 
non-absorbent  wood,  capable  of  being  worked  to  a beautifully 
smooth  surface.  This  wood  is  both  cheap  and  well  adapted  for 
the  purpose.  It  is  used  in  Bradford’s  Diaphragm  Churn,  and 
also  for  the  washing-up  tray  in  the  Model  Dairy.  The  carriage 
carrying  the  fluted  roller  works  in  grooves  on  the  outside  of  the 
tray  ; both  hands  are  used  in  the  operation.  The  left  hand  moves 
the  roller  backwards  and  forwards  from  end  to  end  of  the  tray 
by  means  of  a vertical  handle  on  the  top  of  the  carriage,  while 
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