Silent Feeders.

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Of these we make some half a dozen kinds, differing somewhat in construction and appearance, some of which are shown in the accompanying cuts. Fig. 1 is of the style known as “the glass globe tripod.” The globe is made of the best clear flint glass from one-fourth to one-half inch in thickness. The iron frame can be lifted from its bearings on the curb at any time. The hand wheel and screw by which the feed to the stone is regulated, is provided with a spring so that by pressing upon the wheel the feed tube can be suddenly raised if necessary, when by the action of the spring it will take its exact position as before. All the parts are carefully fitted up, the hand wheel and such other parts turned as necessary to complete it in a tasteful manner.

With those shown in Figs. 2 and 3 we make large or small conical hoppers, of heavy tin, galvanized iron or brass. The feed rig shown in Fig. 3 is called the Bracket Rig. The feed wheel is turned, and all fitted up in same manner as the others, and suits more millers for custom and merchant mills than the other styles. Those however which are most frequently wanted is this bracket rig with the ordinary wooden hopper and frame, after the style shown upon the mill on page 17. If a feed attachment is wanted, with shoe and damsel for feeding corn, mixed feed, &c., we usually send the kind shown on the mill, page 14. In all cases where orders are given for any kind of a feed attachment for mill stones, we must know the size of top of curb, size of opening in it and distance from top of bail or balance iron to top of said curb, size of eye in stone, and when feed plate is wanted, give width of said balance bail, and if there is anything projecting above it, give its size and shape, so that we can fit the feed plate, damsel or what may be ordered, to it.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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