648 Report on the Trials of Implements at Taunton. 
Illustrations of Messrs. Samuelson and Co.'s Mowing Machine, No. 181 
[continued). 
Fig. 15.— Pawl raised to allow the Knife-bae Head to be disconnected.- 
Fig. 16. — Plan of Machine. 
Fig. 16 is a plan of the same machine, the details of which will he readily 
understood. It will be observed that, upon the debated point of length of 
connecting-rod, Messrs. Samuelson ado])t what is termed the long one, it 
being 23 inches from centre to centre. The brass bearings are all well fitted 
in this machine, and the manufacture throughout is very good. 
Fig. 17 is a plan of the finger-bar, showing plan of a finger, mode of attach- 
ment, and knife-holder. 
Fig. 18 is a drawing of a detached finger — section at a and h (Fig. 17), — and 
shows the exact inclination of cut. 
