SPECIAL REPORT OF MR. HILL, ON MACHINERY. 421
Machine-Tools , etc. —Continued.
English House, Considered Rather Rough Work.
Lathes.
S
CO
Length of bed (feet).
Weight (lbs).
Price, American
Currency.
12
6
1,344
$272 00
16
10
3,920
474 00
20
12
5,040
638 00
24
14
7,400
894 00
Planers.
Width (inches).
1
Length they
plane (feet).
Weight (lbs).
Ô
O
24
4
_
$522 00
36
8 -
12,880
1,022 00
54
12
24,640
1,852 00
Another English House, of High Reputation for Workmanship.
12
6
$489 00
_
_
16
10
-
654 00
-
-
-
-
20
10
-
859 00
-
-
-
-
24
16
1,062 00
—
A Philadelphia Firm—for Comparison.
16
9
2,000
$450 00
24
5
4,000
$650 00
20
10
3,600
765 00
36
8
7,000
1,100 00
_*
_*
3,700*
875 00*
“
—
A Firm in New York State.
16
9
2,050
$375 00
_
_
20
10
2,700
625 00
36
12
12,000
$1,300 00
24
12
5,000
825 00
-
-
-
-
30
16f
8,500
1,350 00
* Same with gap. t Hardened boxes and bearings from $70 to $90 extra.
Note.—W ith the exception of the first list, all foreign lathes above cited are made with a gap.
The following extract from the "London Engineering” will be interesting, as giving a foreign estimate of our machinery:—
“ It will be seen from what we have said, that the American exhibits of machine-tools are of special interest, and that they are decidedly characterized by great originality of design. In this