Manufacture and Preservation of Cider and Perry. 81 
Cider Machine — P. Latchams Patent. 
Scale 1 foot to an inch. 
at each end so as to work up and down a' tongue on each upright 
of the frame. To the upper side of this cross-piece two screws 
are fixed which work into the top of the frame. The pressing 
the pulp is usually carried out in this manner : — A small box- 
frame is prepared by nailing together 4 pieces of board 8 inches 
deep, and of such length as the platform will conveniently allow. 
On such a box a piece of hair-cloth is laid, and this is filled with 
pulp ; the corners of the cloth are then turned in, the box gently 
raised, and another cloth laid upon it, which, in its turn, is filled 
with pulp ; and this is continued until the cheese is built up to 
the required height. We then place upon the cheese a square . 
piece of plank which overlaps 6 or 8 inches on each side, and the 
screws being turned alternately, the pressure causes the liquor 
gradually to run on to the platform, which has grooves cut in it 
to convey the cider into a vat or tub, from which it is removed 
to the cask. 
In Devonshire the system differs from this ; their plan being to 
have an apple-loft over the mill, or pound-house as it is there 
called. A raised driving- way is provided at the back, so that a 
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