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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 1 1 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 1 1 Browse Search
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heel. Corne's chaff-cutter. Corne's straw-cutter (English) is a modern form of the same general design. It has capacity for adjustment to cut chaff from 1/8 inch to 4 inches long. Straw-cutter. Fig. 5963 has three knives, which are pivoted to the wheelarms and governed by an eccentric, so as to have a rocking motion as they pass the throat, giving them a draw cut. Class III. has several varieties: a. Radial knives mutually interlocking, as in the Sanford patent, October 12, 1843. b. Knives cutting against a flatfaced roller, usually made of leather or raw-hide disks on a mandrel. Fig. 5964 has spiral knives, with roller. Spiral-knife straw-cutter. In Fig. 5965, the edges of the spiral knives cut against corresponding surfaces of comparatively soft metal which are clamped in the arms of the cylinder above. Straw-cutter. c. In Fig. 5966, one roller has spiral knives and the other spiral abutment corrugations, whose intervals are entered by the k
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order, Boston events. (search)
J. Jay Treaty Conclusion of: great sensation in Boston, July 4, 1795 Jefferson, Thomas had a reception at Boston, June 28, 1774 Given a big cheese by political friends, Jan., 1802 Jews but two reside in town, 1697 Jim Crow Rice Jumping at Tremont Theatre, Apr. 8, 1833 Johnson, Isaac Lot bounded by School, Tremont, Court and Washington streets, Sep. 7, 1630 Died and was buried in Chapel Grounds, Sep. 30, 1630 Richard, M. (Tecumseh), visited Boston, Oct. 12, 1843 Johannes, Count George Jones), played at Tremont Theatre, Sep. 16, 1829 And wife, played at Boston Theatre, Mar. 12, 1864 Died at New York, body sought for dissection, Dec., 1869 Juba clog-dancer, performing at Washington Hall, Sep. 4, 1845 Jubilee, Peace three days festival on Boylston street, June 15, 1869 Peace, the World's, held 20 days on Huntington avenue, June 17, 1872 Judges Supreme Court, sit dressed in robes, 1784 Police Court, Whitman, Orn