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Tea Trays. 
of the strands, to give the same hardness to all of them, 
and the ground on which the sledge, that holds back the 
moveable w4ieel or engine, at the bottom end of the rope- 
ry works, to keep the strands in proper tension, be regu- 
lar and even, be very nearly regular in twist and hardness, 
from end to end ; and for the cabledaid ropes, consisting 
generally of three small shroud-laid ropes, or for making 
flat-ropes, all of which require the ropes being made to 
great accuracy, that they may all take a regular stretch 
together, when applied to use, will be found a great acqui- 
sition and improvement in the strength and wear of them ; 
and in any detached shroud-laid rope this regularity in 
the manufacturing will be found of great service. 
TEA TRAYS. 
A Composition for making Trays^ Waiters^ and various 
Articles by Presses or Stamps^ 
By Mr. Thomas Jones, of Bliston, Staffordshire. The 
Ingredients used are varied according to the size of the ar- 
ticles to be manufactured. For those that are small, he 
takes lOOOlbs. of rope, 201bs. of rags, and for large arti= 
des lOOlbs. of rope, and lOOlbs. of rags are added. These 
are reduced to a pulp, and mixed with a certain small pro= 
portion of vitriolic acid. V arious other materials are 
mentioned, but those above stated are deemed the best ; 
and to make the said pulp into different articles, Mr. J. re- 
commends that a wire or other sieve of a similar size and 
shape to the article required, to be taken and used in the 
manner directed in the specification. To render the mode 
of operation intelligible, the Patentee has given an exam- 
ple, sliewing in what way the frame and sieve are placed 
