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1857 Image-William Wood, Shingle Machine |
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Transactions of the American Institute of the City of New York 1857 pg 136 |
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The attention of those interested in the manufacture of shingles, and the public generally, is most respectfully invited to an examination of the merits of this improvement for cutting shingles; in full confidence that all who will take
the trouble to witness its operation, will be thoroughly convinced of its utility, as well as its superiority over every other shingle machine heretofore in use. It is constructed on an entirely new principle, at once simple and compact, can be readily attached to steam, water or horse power, or may be operated by hand; in fact, it is adapted to every circumstance in the manufacture of shingles, and jointing them ready for use.
It requires only about one horse power to propel this machine with sufficient force to cut one shingle per second, and any man of ordinary capacity can manage it with perfect ease, as there is no machinery about it requiring any mechanical skill whatever in its management or operation. A bronze medal awarded. |
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