Miscellaneous  Implements  Exhibited  at  Liverpool , 1910.  205 
No.  1865. — Self  Fastening  Blade  for  horse  hoes , scuffles,  and 
similar  implements.  Exhibited  by  F.  Randell,  Ltd.,  St.  Nicholas 
Works,  North  Walsham.  The  end  of  square  arm  carrying  the 
blade  is  bent  forward  at  right  angles  the  horizontal  part  being 
somewhat  tapered,  the  blade  has  two  parallel  slits  cut  partly 
across  at  about  its  centre,  the  metal  between  these  slits  being 
raised  upwards  so  as  to  form  a species  of  loop  through  which 
the  tapered  end  of  arm  can  be  inserted.  The  greater  the 
resistance  the  tighter  the  blade  is  forced  on  to  the  arm.  The 
blade  can  be  very  easily  taken  off,  using  a hammer  only. 
No.  1969. — Root  Cleaner  and  Cutter.  Price  14/.  10.s. — Ex- 
hibited by  J.  Davis  & Bailey,  Boxmoor  Works,  Hemel 
Hempstead.  The  roots  are  fed  in  by  rotating  worms  and 
cleaned  by  a peculiar  arrangement  of  jointed  discs. 
No.  1970. — Potato  Raiser.  Price  20/. — Exhibited  by  David 
Wilson,  Bridgeside  Implement  Works,  East  Linton,  Preston- 
kirk.  Claims  to  raise  and  not  damage  the  tubers,  clean  off 
adherent  soil,  and  deliver  them  in  a row. 
The  potatoes  are  lifted  by  a share,  tbe  halm  is  cut  off  by  a 
revolving  cutter,  the  mud  knocked  off  by  two  vertical  revolving 
shafts  fitted  with  sundry  pegs  and  blades,  thence  they  pass  up 
an  incline  to  a shaking  grid  where  they  lose  any  remaining 
earth  and  are  thence  delivered  in  a row  behind  the  machine. 
Weight  of  machine  as  exhibited  about  8 cwt.,  but  exhibitor 
stated  that  future  machines  would  be  much  lighter — about 
5 cwt.  2 qrs. 
No.  2099. — Potato  Raiser.  Price  16/. — Exhibited  by  Powell 
Bros.  & Whitaker,  Cambrian  Iron  Works,  Wrexham.  This 
machine  is  more  of  the  usual  type  : 6 forks  are  worked,  and 
have  a compound  motion  in  two  directions  given  to  them  by  a 
revolving  disc  wheel,  the  upper  end  of  these  rods  being  guided 
in  a ring  common  to  all. 
No.  3094.- — Potato  Digger.  Price  15/.  Exhibited  by 
Andrew  Pollock,  Mauchline,  Ayrshire.  This  is  another  machine 
of  very  similar  type  to  No.  2099  last  described.  The  novelty 
claimed  consists  in  a simple  arrangement  for  adjusting  the 
motion  of  the'  shares  by  bolts  working  in  slots,  these  bolts 
being  fitted  with  corrugated  washers  to  prevent  the  possibility 
of  slipping.  The  weight  of  this  machine  is  only  5 cwt.  2 qrs. 
No.  3639. — Potato  Digger.  Price  15/. — Exhibited  by  Bam- 
ford  & Sons,  Leighton  Iron  Works,  Uttoxeter.  This  is  again  of 
same  type,  but  the  gears  are  all  entirely  enclosed  and  run  in 
grease,  the  tines  or  shares  are  provided  with  relief  springs 
which  allow  them  to  fall  back  so  as  to  clear  any  obstruction. 
The  tines  are  so  arranged  as  to  be  very  readily  changed. 
It  will  be  observed  that  three  out  of  the  four  Potato  diggers 
entered  for  Silver  Medal  are  of  the  same  type  and  differ  only 
