AMERICAN AGrRIC ULTURIST 
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No. 243 — New Folding Fret Saw.- 
Every home, however humble or magnificent, is more 
beautiful if adorned with brackets and other work pro¬ 
duced by home hands. Hundreds of thousands of such 
homes now exist, where only the slow and tedious hand 
frame fret saws have been available. More recently the 
foot-pedal and multiplying wheels have come into use, 
and the increasing demand has tended to cheapness and 
improvement. We are now happy to announce another 
large advance in Perfection, Cheapness, and Portability, 
by which are secured stronger, better working machines ; 
a material reduction in price, and a great saving in cost of 
carriage or delivery, as well as in storage room when not in 
use, with sundry other improvements and advantages.— 
All the above are secured in this new saw. By a simple 
arrangement the table is lowered to a convenient work¬ 
ing hight for a boy of 5 or 6, or raised high enongh for 
the tallest man, and at every hight it stands firmly, and 
when not in use, it can be folded up and put away. It 
has a tilting table, and will execute fine scroll-work or 
inlaid work. Though as strong and durable as any one 
Pull descriptive circulars sent when desired. Is built 
almost wholly of iron and steel; stands firmly without 
fastening down. Will cut Horn, Ivory, Pearl, Shell, 
Brass, and all kinds of Wood up to 1J inch thick. Saw 
runs straight up and down. Has a tilting table to cut at 
angles. Has Air-pump which drives all sawdust from 
the work. Has 20 inches swing, for largest Brackets. 
Has Drill Attachment always ready for use. Also 
Turning Lathe for work 12 inches long, and 4 
inches diameter, with speed of 1,500 revolutions per 
minute. Also set of Steel Turning Chisels, made from 
Jessup's Best Improved English Steel. Price complete, 
including Lathe and Drilling Attachment, one Morse 
Flint Drill, Wrench, Oil Can, Screw-driver, six Improved 
Fret Saws, and one large Saw Vis-inch wide for cutting 
np-timber. Also one set of Turning Chisels, boxed 
tight, and delivered on car at Factory all for $8—a re¬ 
duction of $3 from last year's price.—We will present 
the above for Twelve subscriptions at $1.50 each [or 
supply it for $8.00]. The freight to be paid by Receiver. 
No. 245.-Hand-Drifl.-A very useful little 
tool. The Drill Stock, and Six Drill Points, are packed 
in a box. From Miller’s Falls Co., 74 Chambers St., 
N. Y. For One subscriber at $1.50, we will mail the Drill, 
post-paid, [or mail it to any one for 60 cents.] 
could desire, the weight is only 15 lbs. The Editors and 
Publishers of the American Agriculturist were so pleased 
with this new machine that they at once secured the con¬ 
trol of it for the benefit of their readers. Four subscrip¬ 
tions at $1.50 each, will secure this [or we will supply it 
for $2.25]. Receiver to pay expressage. 
No. 244. — Combination Fret Saw, 
Lathe, etc , —Beach's New Improved American 
Combination Fret Saw, Handsome in Design, and claimed 
to be the Lightest Running and Best Made Tool in the 
World for the Price; and unequaled for Cheapness, 
Simplicity, Speed, and Efficiency. Several engravings 
and much space would be required to explain all its 
parts, and its working, ingenious improvements, etc. 
No. 246.—Designs for Scroll Saw.— 
This Premium consists of one dozen Ornamental Designs 
for Scroll or Fret Saw. One subscription, at $1.50, will 
secure these [or we supply them for 75c., post-paid]. 
No. 247.—Turn-table Apple Parer, Im¬ 
proved.—No. 248. Climax Apple Corer 
and Slicer.—No. 249. Family Cherry 
Stoner.—No.250. Bay State Apple Par¬ 
ing and Slicing Machine.—No. 251. 
“ Saratoga” Potato Peeler and Slicer. 
—(See Engraving.) —All the above machines are most use¬ 
ful in every household where ap¬ 
ples, cherries, and potatoes are to 
be cared for. Manufactured by the 
Goodell Co., Antrim, N. H. We 
have never seen the work for 
which these machines were con¬ 
trived, more rapidly or better 
done, than they will do it. The 
Apples are pared, cored, and sliced 
with the greatest facility, and the 
Cherries are readily relieved of 
their stones, leaving the fruit in 
good shape. The “Bay State 
Parer and Slicer ” has a new at¬ 
tachment to the Knife Head which 
cuts the Apple into slices, and, 
places them at one side, in a dish 
on the table. The “Saratoga” 
slices and peels the potato at one 
•peration, and is a very ingenious 
and useful contrivance. £S^”Only 
two subscribers, at $1.50 each, 
are required to get any one of the 
above, "except No. 250, which re¬ 
quires three subscribers. For seven 
subscribers at $•1 .50 each, we present the whole (5). 
[Or we will supply any one of them for $1.00, except 
No. 250, which is $1.50. Receiver to pay expressage. 
No.252.—Crandall’s Two Jolly Blacks. 
—Fun and frolic. This is a Mechanical Toy without 
clock-work. It runs on four wheels, and, when set in 
motion, the figures, which are brightly colored, with 
jointed limbs, perform what may well he called a jolly 
dance. The whole toy is very strongly made. When not 
in use the figures can be packed in the box on which they 
dance. One new subscription at $1.50 secures this, post¬ 
paid. [Or we will send it,post-paid,on receipt of 70 cents.) 
No. 253.—Crandall’s Donkey and Rid¬ 
er.—This is a most comical and pleasing Mechanical 
Toy, being a good specimen of Barnum’s Tricky Mule. 
When drawn around, the Mule seems to he trying to 
throw its Dusky Rider, who assumes various grotesque 
positions, and has a lively time to keep his seat. The 
toy is strongly made, of wood, beautifully painted; can 
he taken apart and packed in the box on which it per¬ 
forms. One new subscription, at $1.50, secures this, 
post-paid. [Or we will mail one, post paid, for 70 cents.] 
No. 254. — 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. Two subscriptions at 
$1 .50 each, will secure this free, 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.) 
