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AMERICAN AGKRIC ULTURIST, 
[November, 
same as in target practice, or Ten-pins, or Croquet, or 
Billiards, for all of which it is a good substitute, to be 
used at home, in any room, and at any lime. Rules, 
Illustrations of a variety of Forts, etc., accompany each 
Premium 31 
CRANDALL’S HEAVY ARTILLERY. 
box containing the set, and the box is IS incites long, 6 
indies high, and 8 inches wide. Six subscriptions at 
$1.50 eacit will secure this. [Or, we will send it on 
the receipt of $3.00.]—Exprcssage to be paid by receiver. 
No. 3d. — Crandall'S Chinese 
Blocks.—In this most attractive combination, Mr. 
Crandall gives us the original Building Blocks, with an 
entire Chinese Family, the various blocks and figures be¬ 
ing brilliantly colored. With a single Box, which con¬ 
tains a Set, one can build Chinese Houses, Palaces, Pa¬ 
godas, Gardens, etc., etc. Thousands of structures of 
the Chinese style can be made with a Box of these 
fascinating blocks and figures. Only 3 subscriptions at 
$1.50 each, will secure this/?«e, carriage pre-paid to any 
part of the United States. [Or we will send a box any¬ 
where in the United States, prepaid, on receipt of $1.25.] 
No. 33. — Companion Tool-Client, 
No. 1. —This com¬ 
bination is well ad¬ 
justed, and it is a 
convenience for the 
Family, Store, and 
Workshop.—It com¬ 
bines: A Rosewood 
Plane ; One Gouge; 
One six-inch Box¬ 
wood Rule; One Me¬ 
dium Chisel ; One 
inch Cutter, used al¬ 
so as a Chisel; One 
Screw Driver; One 
Saw ; One Awl; One 
Gimlet. These tools 
are all made from 
the best cast steel. 
The chuck Is beauti¬ 
fully Nickel Plated. 
It will hold a tool as 
small as a pin head. 
They are packed in 
a handsome box. For 
4 Subscribers at $1.50 
each, we send this 
free ; or supply it to 
any one, and send it, 
post-paid, for $1.50. 
Nos. 34, 35, 30.—Ainericsin '.Table 
Cutlery.— Useful, very desirable , well tempered, and 
wanted by everybody! We are glad to be able to offer 
really good articles of American manufacture, such as are 
competing successfully with the best foreign make. The 
Meriden Cutlery Company, who supply them to us, 
recommend these Knives as equal to any Cutlery in the 
market, and their recommendation is a guarantee wher¬ 
ever they are known. We offer two kinds of Knives, and 
three sizes of each kind. No. 34 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 injured. The Blades are 
of the best steel, and warranted. Premium 34 is the 
Desert or Tea size, sold at $14.75 per dozen _We present 
of these twelve knives and twelve forks to any one sending 
only 19 subscribers at $1.50 each... For 22 subscribers, 
at $1.50, or 41 at $1.25, we will give either the medium 
size, or the large Dinner size, sold at $15.70.—Premium 
35 have Ivory Handles, are selected with great care, have 
Steel Blades, and are beautiful articles ; they are the Tea 
or Dessert size, which, with forks, sell at $18.50. Only 24 
subscribers, at $1.50 each, secures these... For 28 sub¬ 
scribers at $1.50, or 52 at $1.25, we will send the 
medium size, or the Dinner size, sold at $21.20... .For 30 
names, at $1.50, or 57 at $1.25, we will send the larger 
Dinner size, sold at $22 50. The Forks, which accom¬ 
pany these Premiums, (Nos. 34 and 35,) are made of 
genuine Albata, and warranted double-plated with coin¬ 
silver. These Forks are furnished to us by the Meriden 
Cutlery Co .Premium 36, the Carving-Knife and 
Fork (given for 7 subscribers), are made by the Meri¬ 
den Cutlery Co., with best Ivory, balanced Handles. 
They are beautiful, and serviceable articles for daily 
use. These premiums arc very useful and desirable, 
and have been secured by many persons in past seasons. 
—[We will send any of the above named articles, 
on receipt A of the price a specified, 
in cash, or ig a set of six for [A half the sum 
named.] Pur- ||| chaser to pay Ife 
Nos. 37, 38, 33, 40.—Pocket Minives. 
— Here'sforthe Boys and Girls !—These Premiums 
are among the most pleasing and useful that we have 
ever offered. Every boy, and girl too, wants a pocket 
knife. We give them an opportunity to ohtain a most 
valuable one, for merely a little effort. Any boy or girl 
can easily collect 4 to 5 subscribers, and receive one of 
these fine premiums free, (see table, page 439!. These 
knives are furnished by the Meriden Cutlery Co.. 49 
Chambers St. New York, whose work is equal tc any done 
in this country or Europe. No. 37 is a neat, substantial 
Knife, with three blades anil buck-horn handle. No. 38 
is a still finer article, with four blades and pearl handle. 
No. 39 is an elegant Knife, with five blades and shell 
handle. No. 40 ( see Engraving) is a Lady’s beautiful 
Pocket Knife, with/our blades and shell handle.—[Any 
of these knives will be sent by us, post-paid, on receipt 
of the price, in cash, as named for eacli in Table, p. 439.] 
No. 41.—UKnlturn in Parro Foclcet 
Knife.—{^*Boys, Bead tills.Yes, and the 
Uv, ... , Men, too. Mr. 
LMr. Judd s special favorite .] j w n D think9 
more of this 
than any other 
article of twice 
its cost. He ob¬ 
tained one in 
London just 
eleven years 
ago, which he 
stillcarries, and 
says it far more 
than pays the 
interest on 
$100, (2 cents a 
day,) for, aside 
from its ordi¬ 
nary use as a 
double -bladed 
knife, some 
one of its 
“ quarter,” by being on 
Premium 41 
[Open.] 
"tools” is often worth a 
hand and just the thing wanted in an emergency. He 
sent an order to England at three different times, 
but only received much larger, clumsier articles, less 
effective, and costing $5 
each, and Anally learned 
that the original maker 
was dead. He then got 
some English cutlers 
here to make them, but 
they did not always suc¬ 
ceed in keeping up a snpply of first-class articles. We 
now get them all right of the Meriden Cutlery Com¬ 
pany, and much cheaper than any imported. (Mr. Judd 
Premium 41 [Closed.] 
could find none as desirable while in London on his last 
visit.) The Engraving shows tiie parts of the knife, ex¬ 
cept the very convenient and very effective Screw-driver 
hidden by the opened large blade. The Saw is double¬ 
toothed, and will cut an inch board, saw off a good-sized 
stick, cut a notch, etc. The Idook is used to lift a stove- 
cover, pry open sundry things, clean a horse’s hoof, pull 
on the boots, etc. The Punch makes holes in harness, 
wood, etc., which can be enlarged by its sharp corners. 
The Gimlet and Corkscrew are convenient, of course. The 
Tweezers and long Pointer, or Brad-awl, drawn from the 
end of the handle, often come into use. The back of the 
Hook makes a good Hammer for tacks, and small pound¬ 
ing. The inside of the Hook forms a small Nut-cracker. 
All close into a compact white handle, the whole weighing 
only 2 ounces. IT IS A POCKETFUL OF TOOLS. 
Seven subscribers at $1.50 each brings it free, post-paid. 
—[We will send one, post-paid, for $3.50.] 
Every Family Wants This. 
No. 42.—First-rate Wire Bed Mat* 
tress. — Just the thing for Emery Family—This, is some- 
thing we would like to see on the bed of every hard¬ 
working man and woman in the country, and it is “good 
Premium 4:4 
enough fora king.” A smooth surface of woven fine 
wire, so "kinked and linked” that it is thoroughly elas¬ 
tic, yielding gently to pressure like a rubber sheet, or 
feathers, or a water surface, yet durable, and without the 
perspiration retaining surface of rubber or feathers. We 
have used them four years, and would not be without 
one for five times its cost. Many families may now se¬ 
cure one, free, by simply collecting and forwarding only 
17 subscribers at $1.50 each. It is called the “Farn- 
ham Improved Woven Wire-Bed,” and is manufactured 
by IIiram Buckingham, Chester, Conn. The only 
covering it needs is blankets, or mattress—enough to 
give warmth to the body underneath, according to the 
season. They are made in sizes to fit into any ordi¬ 
nary bedsteads. They are lasting, and require no 
tightening-up arrangement. They can go anywhere 
as freight. (Give us size wanted.) The price is reduced 
to $12.00. [On receipt of this price, we will forward 
one to any address; or we will send one free for a pre¬ 
mium, as above.] Freight to he paid by the receiver. 
Nos. 43, 44, 45, 46.—Sewing Ma¬ 
chines.—Your Choice of Four Kinds—Ea¬ 
sily Obtained.—" A good Sewing Machine lightens 
the labor, and promotes the health and happiness of those 
at home." Any good sewing machine is a great treasure in 
any household ; we would as soon think of abolishing the 
plow, and digging up the fields with a spade, as of being 
without a sewing machine. Upon the mother’s health, 
vigor, and serenity, largely depend the child's health, 
vigor, and success in life, as well as his moral character. 
The everlasting “ stitch, stitch, stitch,” the bending over 
the work, the loss of sleep, and the lack of right exercise 
have brought millions to early graves, and seriously in¬ 
jured the health of millions upon millions. Reck¬ 
oned in dollars, a sewing machine pays largely. If one 
cost $500 even, the interest on that, less taxes, would 
be about $32. The total sewing in most families is equal 
to at least 4 months of steady hand-sewing. If hired, 
this would cost, 
board included, $5 to *' 0, 
$10 per week, or $85 
to $170 a year, three- 
fourths of which 
would be saved by 
using a sewing ma¬ 
chine that will work 
at least 4 times as 
fast, (cutting, bast¬ 
ing, etc., included) ; 
or a saving of $50 to 
$100, or more, each 
year. We say to every 
man, Get your wife 
a Good Sewing Ma 
chine, even if you 
have to sell a favorite 
horse, or an acre or 
two of land, or can 
borrow the money— 
get the sewing machine, anyway. If you can get a ma¬ 
chine through our premium list, and thus save the cash it 
would cost, well—but get the machine. (Multitudes have 
obtained them free through our premiums, by collecting 
“singer” machine, price $30. 
