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■ndex 013 ^ 65 lW ° * n< ^ exes °f different construction, one of.which he calls the recedinga nd fi an ^ tbe ot ** er the longitudinally grooved index. Fig. 521 represents an end view,called'^ a *°P v ' ew °f the receding index, which is particularly adapted for what arei s SQ drawn sewing, and prick-seam sewing;” this index, instead of biting to the top,needl rounf ^ e d_ off in the inside from the bottom of the cross grooves, as to permit theof tv 68 ’.^ being passed backwards and forwards, to carry the silk thread on each sidedinalT ea ^ er 'without passing over it. Fig. 523 represents an end view of the longitu-a nd f? £ roove d index, partly open, to show the section of the grooves more distinctly;ludi i" represents an inside view of one side of the same index, in which the longi-round ® roove ' s shown passing from k to l. This index is more particularly adapted toj s " Se! >m sewing, and permits the leather to expand in every direction when the needleSei * trough it, by which the leather is less strained, and the sewing consequentlyrendered much stronger.
c al m' S °' 3v rous that the parallel horizontal movement may be effected by other mechani-H eans besides those adopted here, and the chief novelty claimed with respect to thatlioir.® ent > is its application to the purpose of carrying the index used in sewing and* lll g leather gloves.
importation of leather gloves for home consumption; and amount of duty in1836. 1837. I 1836. ' 1837.
1,461,769. | 1,221,350. | £27,558. £22,923.
an < ^E' < - > yE-SEWING. The following simple and ingenious apparatus, invented byto irishman, has bee'n employed extensively in Paris , and has enabled its proprietorswith M 6 a handsome fortune. The French complain that “it has inundated the world“loves, made of excellent quality, at 30 per cent, under their former wholesale
^ A prices.” The instrument is
shown in profile ready for ac-tion in fig. 525. It resemblesan iron vice, having the upperportion of each jaw made ofbrass, and tipped with a kindof comb of the same metal. Theteeth of this comb, only onetwelfth of an inch long, areperfectly regular and equal.Change combs are provided fordifferent styles of work. Thevice A A is made fast to theedge of the bench or table b,of the proper height, by athumb-screw c, armed with acramp which lays hold of thewood. Of the two jaws com-'s made f '— 1 posing the machine, the one d
by mean *° *^ le f°°t A a j but the other E is moveable upon the solid base of the machine,justed t if a hinge at tlle point f. At r r is shown how the upper brass portion is ad-?urew s l ° tu lower P af l made of iron ; the two being secured to each other by two stoutjaw, by t b e com b, seen separately in fig. 527, is made fast to the upper end of eachC0l sb to -n t * lree screws n n n. Fig. 526 is a front view of the jaw mounted with itsThe lev . trate * ts construction.
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: corresponds by the stout iron wire L, with a pedal pressed by theip ° 0t ’ ' v * leneve r she wishes to separate the two jaws, in order to insert between
laws job, a ^b-l edges of leather to be sewed. The instant she lifts her foot, the twostation,;" by the S ree of .the spring G, which pushes the moveable jaw e against theAfter nmp 6 D \ The spring is made fast to the frame of the vice by the screw H.SUc cessive] it? 116 t * ou ' ) * e e dge to be sewed in its place, the woman passes her needleevery direct"rough all the teeth of the comb, and is sure of making a regular seam innf Jtche s . i0 "’ Provided she is careful to make the needle graze along the bottom of the"hereby th S " S ° 0n as Pr ece * s sewed, she presses down the pedal wilh her toes,Su ccessi on 6 Jaws Start asunder, allowing l»er to introduce a new seam, and so in quick, The®rger ,
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may have any desired shape, straight or curved; and the taet f™ aylie., -recording to the kind of work to be done. With this le , , .
as occasion requires j but it is more economical to nave se s
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