34 
AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[January, 
Full Descriptions 
of our Premiums are given in. our last October number, 
which will be mailed free to applicants. We have room in 
this paper only for the following Descriptive Notes : 
Nos, 1, 3, 3,-American Table Cut- 
lery.— VVe are glad to be able to offer really good 
articles of American manufacture, such as are 
competing successfully with the best foreign make. 
Messrs. Patterson Bros., 27 Park Row, 
who supply us with these articles, are also importers of 
English goods. They recommend these Knives, manu- 
factured by the Meriden Cutlery Co., as equal to 
any Cutlery in the market, and their recommendation is 
a guarantee, wherever they are known. We offer two 
kinds of Knives, and three sizes of each kind. No. 1 
have Rubber Handles, which are actually boiling-water 
proof, so that, if they were accidentally to remain in it 
for several minutes, or even hours, they would not be in- 
jured. The Blades are of the best steel, and warranted. 
Dessert size, with Forks, sold at $15 For 24 subscrib- 
ers at $1.50, or 80 at $1. we will give either the medium 
size or the table size, sold at $16.00. No. 2 have 
Ivory Handles, are selected with great care, have Steel 
Blades, and are beautiful goods. Dessert size, with Forks, 
sold at $20.00 For 33 subscribers, at $1.50, or 110 at 
$1, we will send the medium size, sold at $22.00 For 
35 at $1.50, or 116 at $1, we will send the Table size, 
sold at $23.00. The Forks, which accompany these 
Premiums, Nos. 1 and 2, are made of genuine Albata, 
and warranted double-plated with coin-silver. These 
Forks are furnished to us by Messrs. Patterson Bros 
The Carvine-Knife and Fork are made by Tine Mer- 
I tie it Cutlery Co., with the best Ivory, balanced 
Handles. 
Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8. — l*odcet Knives. 
— Here's for the Boys and Girls ! — These Premiums 
are among the most pleasing and usefnl that we have ever 
offered Every boy, and girl too, wants a pocket knife. 
We give them an opportunity to obtain a most valuable 
one for merely a little effort. These knives are fur- 
nished by the Meriden Cutlery Co., 49 Cham- 
bers st. 9 New York, whose work is equal to any 
done in this country or Europe. No. 5 is a neat, sub- 
stantial Knife, with three blades and bnck-horn handle. 
No. G is a still finer article, with four blades and pearl 
handle. No. 7 is an elegant Kmie, wim nvc 
blades and shell Handle, No. 8 is a Lady's Pocket Knife, 
a beautiful article, with four blades aud shell handle. 
I\o. lO. — Cake Basket. — A new pat- 
tern, oval-shaped, or square, nicely chased — a very taking, 
useful, and beautiful table ornament. This, with other arti- 
cles that follow, is made by the Lucius Hart Manu- 
facturing Co., of Nos. 4 and <: Burling Slip, 
New York City, and is warranted by them to be of the 
best triple plate. Mr. Hart, "the veteran Sunday-school 
man," was engaged in the same place and business for 
nearly a quarter of a century. "We have known him and 
his work for many years, and have taken pleasure in com- 
mending and guaranteeing its value to be as represented. 
We believe the Company which bears his name is fully 
sustaining his reputation. The amount of silver upon 
plated ware depends wholly upon the will and integrity 
of the manufacturer. "We could give nearly as good-/ooit- 
Sng plated ware for less than half the money. 
I\o. 11.— Revolving Butter- Cooler. 
--This is a really good and useful article. It is so ar- 
ranged that a very little ice in the holder under the plate 
will keep butter cool and fresh for a long time on the 
table, even in the hottest weather. The cover revolves 
underneath the plate for use, and over for protection. 
The whole is in four pieces, which can all be taken 
apart for washing. From same house as No. 10. 
No. 13. — Card Receiver. — This is a 
beautiful ornament, as well as a useful article. It is finely 
chased and gilt-lined, and, like the three preceding, is 
from the Lucius Hart Manufacturing Co. 
I\o«. 19. 30,31.— Gold Pens: with ever- 
pointed Pencils, in extension, coin-silver cases. — Premium 
No. It* contains the best No. 4 Gold Pen ; and No. 20 the 
best No. 6 Gold Pen, which is the same style, but larger. 
No. 21 contains No. 7 Gold Pen, in Gold-tipped Ebony 
Holder. Each pen will be sent in a neat leather case by 
mail, post-paid. These pens are made by Geo. F. 
Ilu'.vki's No. 66 Nassau St., and have obtained 
an excellent reputation. We have known the maker 
aud his goods for many years, and can recommend them. 
Nos. 23, 34. — Paragon Patent 
Revolving Pencil.— This is a beautiful Pocket 
Pencil, which is extended or closed by pulling or 
pressing the head. They are made with great care, and 
every Pencil warranted to work perfectly. They are gold- 
plated, and will last for years. We offer two patterns, 
one for ladies, with ring for chain, at $1.50 each, and one 
of heavier and firmer plate, at $3,00, Same maker as No. 19. 
No. 25.— Payson's Indelible Ink, 
and Briggs's Marking-Pen Combination. 
— Payson's Indelible Ink is too well known to need fur- 
ther commendation. It is almost indispensable in the 
family. Briggs's Marking-Pen has been before the pub- 
lic for fifteen years, and is justly celebrated for all kinds 
of marking, and particularly for writing upon coarse 
fabrics. The Pen and Ink are put up in a neat case, be- 
ing thus portable, always ready for use, and protected 
from loss or injury by evaporation or breakage. 
No. 27.— Steam-Engine. — This is a 
veritable steam-engine ; one that will GO ; and a capital, 
intensely interesting, and instructive article for boys, 
and grown-up people too. Our eleven-year-old boy ran 
his engine an average of an hour or more a day for six 
months; he exhibited it in motion to many of his play- 
mates, hitched on various toy machinery, and it ap- 
peared to go just as well as when first started. 
No. 34.— Doty's Improved. Clothes 
Washer, with the Metropolitan Balance Weight. Over 
seventy-five thousand families in the United States are 
using the Doty Washing Machine, and we believe the 
improved machine has no superior. The "help" use it 
and like it. Send for descriptive circulars to R. C. 
Browning, 32 Cortlandt St., New York, 
or to Metropolitan Washing Machine Co., 
Middleneld, Ct. It goes cheaply by freight or Ex. 
I\o. 35.— Universal Clothes Wring- 
er.— A very useful, time-saving, strength-saving, clothes- 
saving implement, that should be in evert/ family. The 
wringing of clothes by hand is hard upon the hands, 
arms, and chest, and the twisting stretches and breaks 
the fibers with lever power. With the Wringing Ma- 
chine, the garments are passed rapidly between elastic 
rollers, which press the water out better than hand wring- 
ing, and as fast as one can pick up the articles. 
We have given thousands of these premiums, with almost 
universal satisfaction. They are made by the Metro- 
politan Washing Machine Co., Middlefield, Ct. 
R. C. Browning, 32 Cortlandt St., N. If. 
J\o. AC-Ladies' Fine Gold Watch. 
—This elegant Premium will delight our friends who 
may receive it. Our arrangement with the American 
Watch Co. (see No. 39 above) includes these beautiful 
gold watches. They are full-jeweled, in lS-carat " hunt- 
ing" cases, -warranted to be made of the best materials, 
and possessing every requisite for a reliable Time-Keep- 
er. Upon the movement of each Premium Watch will 
be engraved "Am. Agriculturist. Made by the 
Am. Watch Co., Waltham, Mass." 
I%o. 417. — CranualPs Improved 
Building Blocks furnish a most attractive 
amusement for children. Churches, Dwellings, Barns, 
Mills, Fences, Furniture, etc., in almost endless va- 
riety, can he built with them, and the structures re- 
main so firm as to be carried about. For developing the 
ingenuity and taste of children they are nuequaled. The 
Blocks are put up in neat boxes, accompanied by a 
large illustrated sheet giving various designs ofbuildiiigs, 
etc. This is one of the most successful toys ever invented. 
No. 48.— B. O. B. — The " Boy's 
Own Boat"— a Real Toy Steamboat, that 
will propyl itself on the water for over half an hour. 
This beautiful toy is durably made, elegantly finished, 
and is just the thing for bath-tubs in winter and ponds 
and streams in sumnter. The boat is 18 inches long, and 
fitted with Ryder's Dollar Steam-Enginc and Dodge's 
Propeller. The engine has a perfect-working safety- 
valve, whereby any excess of steam passes off. It is one 
of the most pleasing and instructive toys ever produced. 
Priuted directions for management accompany each boat. 
I\os. 76 to 87.— Good Libraries. — 
In these premiums, we offer a choice of Books for the 
Farm, Garden, and Household. The person 
entitled to any one of the premiums 7(i to 87 may select 
any books desired from the list of our books published 
monthly in the American. Agriculturist, to the amount of 
the premiums, and the books will be forwarded. Post or 
Express paid. ^W Let the farmers of a neighborhood 
unite their efforts, and through these premiums get an 
agricultural library for general use. p^See Table List 
of Books in advertising columns. 
HJo. 88. — General Boole Premium, 
—Any one Bending 25 or more names, may select books 
from our list to the amount of 10 cents for each subscrib- 
er sent at $1 ; or 30 cents for each name sent at $1.20; or 
60 cents for each name at $1.50. This offer is only for 
clubs of 25 or more. The books will be sent by mail or ex- 
press, prepaid through, by vs. See List as in No. 76. 
Ufo. 89. — Remington's Breech- 
loadlng, Single-Barrel Shot-Gun.— This gun 
hae the best quality barrel, 32-in. gauge, No. 16, weight 
6|4 lbs., using "Draper's" patent braes Bhells, which can 
be reloaded over and over again, and will last nearly as 
long aB the gun. Ordinary gun-caps and wads used in 
loading. Bieech system same as the celebrated Reming- 
ton's military and sporting guns. This Premium included 
gun, with varnished stock, one shell and loader. Price 
of cartridge shells, $3.00 per dozen extra. These guns 
are manufactured by the noted firm of E, Reming- 
ton & Sons, Nos. 281 and 283 Broadway, 
New York, whose repntation is world-wide, and who 
stand in the front rank of manufacturers of fire-arms. 
J± GREAT BOON. 
A Good Cheap 
Sewing-Machine at Last. 
We have been offering as a Premium, for some mouths 
past, the Beck with Sewing Machine, which 
was fully described iu the American Agriculturist for 
March and April, 1872. Wc have already given and sold 
some hundreds of these machines, and testimonials of 
satisfaction have come from every quarter. 
We now offer the Beckwith Sewing-Ma- 
chine, Improved, price $12. A new and very 
simple braiding-foot has been made, by which a child can 
sew on braid without the least trouble, following any de- 
sired pattern with ease ; also a new arm, spiral spring 
and lever for raising the presser-foot, all of which are 
now set in a position that leaves the needle free to be 
threaded. The joint is much enlarged, and the machine 
is otherwise greatly strengthened and improved. The 
use of the braider-foot alone will be valued more than 
the cost of the machine. This, with the other improve- 
ments, is considered so important, that the Beckwith 
Sewing Machine Company will make no more of the $10 
style. The improved machine is japanned and tastefully 
ornamented with gold ; cloth-plate and trimmings are 
plated. 
Special. Points to Observe— (See " Directions" on 
inside of cover of each box.) 
1. Tension-screw, spring, 
and discs. See "Di- 
rections " No. 6. 
3, Thumb-screw that fas- 
tens the needle. Also 
to set needle for long 
or short stitch, as per 
"Directions'' 1 No. 8. 
3. Rubber that goes on to 
the spindle, but must 
not touch the spool. 
4. Cloth-plate with slot 
in it, and thumb-screw to fasten hemmcr and guide. 
5. Presser-foot arm, to which is attached the presser-foot 
with braider. Also a lever for raising foot. Within 
the upright portion of arm is a spiral spring that 
holds the foot firmly to the cloth. To sew on braid, 
pass the end of braid through the forward opening in 
presser-foot so it can reach the needle. 
We have contracted with the Beckwith Sewing Machine 
Company for a large number of them to supply our own 
friends, and as Premiums. Each machine is put 
in a neat, compact box, with hemmer aud guide, oil-can 
with oil, thread, different-sized needles, etc., with full 
Printed Directions for using, and delivered to any express 
office in this city, without extra charge above the $12. 
As we buy the machines at wholesale price, we have de- 
cided to give our readers some advantage of this, and we 
therefore propose to make a present for himself or 
herself, or for any friend, of one copy of Hearth and 
Home for six months, or one copy of the America- 
Ac riccltukist for one year, to those persons who 
send us $12 for one of the machines while this offer 
is continued. 
Tlie New Sewing Machine as a 
PREMIUM without Money. 
To enable those to get this machine who can not raise 
even the $12 to buy it, we make the following offer : 
We will send the Machine free to any- 
one who will collect and forward EIGHT 
subscribers for HEARTH AND HOME 
one year at $3 each ; or SIXTEEN sub- 
scribers to AMERICAN AGRICULTUR- 
IST for one year, at $1.50 each. 
53T° Almost any lady can readily secure this small 
number of subscribers and get a machine free ; or 
Eome friend can thus obtain it for her, as a present. 
Address 
ORANGE JUD» & C©., 345 Broadway, N. T. 
