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Title: The Americana; a universal reference library, comprising the arts and sciences, literature, history, biography, geography, commerce, etc., of the world
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Publisher: New York : Scientific American Compiling Dept.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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1. Wirc-nail Machini.-, tapacity ijodo-l) Nails per Miinilc. 2. Mailiine for MaUint; ISarUi-il Wiri.
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1. Wiic-iKiil W.iiilioust, ciipiicity, 7,000 tons. 2. Wire-nail Making. 8,000 tons per iiiontli made in this shop. STEEL-WOOL — STEELE paniment of a rapid succession of blows, astream of the finished wire nails begins to pourout of the side of the machine into small ironboxes placed to receive them. The wire firstpasses between two pairs of horizontal, groovedwheels, which are pressed firmly together togive the required tension to the wire as it isdrawn into the machine after each finished nailhas been formed and cut off. The nail is pointedby the action of a pair of pliers with V-shapedcutting edges, and the head is formed up by theaction of a very powerful cam-operated member,which strikes a hammer-like blow. As each nailis finished, the wire is gripped, and enough of itdrawn forward to form another nail. The 3-Dfine nails are turned out at the rate of 500 perminute, and the large 60-D nails at the rate of150 per minute. The boxes of finished nailsare covered up and taken to big,

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