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Class 6 .— MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND TOOLS.

North Areas A. B. 10 to 31 ; C. D. E. 1 to 10, & 19 to 33; G. II. 25, 26,

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The engraving exhibits the metal disc, for scutchingflax, with the brushes fitted to it. The disc is seen infig. 1 from above.

The cut, fig. 2, represents a front elevation of the rotarydisc scutching mill. A is an axle having its bearings in an

Fig. 1.

independent framing, k and k i, of metal; the upper portionbeing made open with a lining of dials, l, I ; the metal piecein, m, at the front end being secured by three bolts, canbe readily removed for the purpose by changing thebrushes in the discs. The framing is stiffened by crosspieces, n, n ; b, b, are pulleys by which a rotatory motion

is imparted to the axles. The top, i, of the scutchingboard, h, is placed a little above the centre of the axle,A. The heckle or comb o' is composed of steel wire.

Fig. 3 is a front, and fig. 4 is a side elevation of animproved flax-breaking machine. The letters b, c, and d,are placed upon the grooved metal rollers, to which theflax is presented, as seen in fig. 4, by the direction of thearrow.

Fig. 4.

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Figs. 5 & 6 represent improved holders for flax heckling.

Fig. 7.

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Figs. 7 & 8 represent a side and end elevation °^. n gdouble cylinder heckling machine, adapted to the . j ne Jcut or short flax, in which elastic brushes are c , J el -s,with rigid heckles. There are two revolving peri -6’ 6’, mounted in a framework or, a; added topheries are sets of rigid heckles, c 1 , intermixe