This model was filed with the application to the U.S. Patent Office for Patent Number 2,013 issued to John Ireland Howe on March 24, 1841. Howe’s invention was a design for an automated common pin making machine. The goal of the design was to improve upon his earlier patented pin making machine which had not found commercial success. His design was mechanically very complex; the patent document comprised 20 pages of detailed text and five of diagrams. Howe had been a physician working in the New York Alms House where he had observed the inmates making pins by hand. He began to experiment with machinery for automating the process and sought the help of Robert Hoe, a printing press builder, to provide mechanical expertise. His design was for a machine that would take a roll of wire, cut the wire for each pin to proper length, sharpen and polish the pointed end of the pin, and finally form the other end into a metal head. The machine consisted of a series of individual chucks (devices much like on lathes) mounted radially on a vertical shaft that rotated inside a horizontal circular frame. Around the circumference of the frame were mounted various tools that shaped the pins. As the vertical shaft rotated, it brought the chucks into alignment with the tools. One type of tool was the point forming file, or mill. The chuck, which was rotating along the axis of the pin, would make the pin tip contact the file thus grinding it into shape. The file was also rotating as well as moving forward, backwards, and side-to-side in a complex manner so as to produce a point which was round, smooth, free from angles, and slightly convex in shape. Howe made provisions for multiple such tools to progressively shape the point. The other major tool was the head forming mechanism. A carrier removed the pin from its chuck and inserted its blunt end into a set of gripping jaws that held it into a set of dies. The dies formed a thickened section of metal at the end of the pin. A second carrier extracted the pin and inserted the thickened section into a second set of dies which then flattened and formed the final pin head. The machines made from the patent design enabled the Howe Manufacturing Company become one of the largest pin manufacturers in the United States.
The patent model is constructed primarily of metal and is about one foot square and one foot tall. It represents the essential elements of the design such as the rotating set of chucks mounted on the vertical shaft, the sharpening mills, and the head making mechanisms. It shows how the rotating table brings the pins to the point sharpening mills. While it is uncertain that the model would be capable of actual pin production, it appears that turning the attached hand crank would cause the machine to go through the motions of actual pin production.
Portable, single-dial, eight-vane, mechanical anemometer with carrying or hanging loop at top. Device consists of a circular brass band with exterior frame around its vertical middle that holds a central shaft in place that is turned by the spatulate-shaped vanes and connected to a small circular dial, marked 1 to 9 with "X" at zero place, at center front of frame. Top front crossbar of frame engraved "Biram's Patent" while bottom front crossbar has "Davis & Son", "647" and "A" (sideways), all in roman letters.
The anemometer measures wind velocity in order to determine the volume of air entering or exiting mine shafts. It was invented in 1844 by Benjamin Biram (1804-1857), house steward to the Earl Fitzwilliam, who owned several coal mines in South Yorkshire, England. Scientific instrument maker John Davis (1810-1873) of Derby, England, first manufactured the device in 1845; and anemometers based on Biram's patent continued to be produced by the successor firms of John Davis & Son and Davis Derby until the mid 20th century.
This bow was made by Lawrence Cocker in Derby, England, around 1960-1965. It is made of laminated cane with hardwood head and end, wood frog, metal tightening screw, and leather strip sewn on stick just in front of the frog. The bow is stamped:
903574
(and):
L. Cocker
The following is a description form a 1960s Cocker flyer:
The LAWRENCE COCKER BUILT CANE BOW
Known to maker of fishing rod for over 150 years, the technique of building cane has only in recent years been brought to a high degree of perfection and performance by the development of modern adhesives.
Full use of the “art” is made in the construc- tion of these fine bows. The selected Tonkin cane which is used, is made into strips triangular in section. 6 of these are bonded together with the resin adhesive to form a hexagonal stick, this is oven tempered to specification and moulded to its camber.
This preformed stick is remarkable permanent and less likely to distort or loose its set than the solid wood bow bent by the use of heat.
Beautiful grained hard wood is used for the head and nut end of the stick, the contrasting colour of this, and the natural cane is a distinctive feature of these bows.
Dessert knife. Straight steel blade with rounded tip and “yankee” style bolster. Blade and bolster are one piece of steel with tang, inserted into tapered bone handle with rounded sides and butt. Tang is held in place with steel pin through side. Metal is discolored, rusted, bone is yellowed, crazed, and has long crack down one side.
Blade is engraved: “DERBY SILVER CO” over an anchor.
Maker is Derby Silver Company, active 1873-1933 in Connecticut.
This model number 7 typewriter was manufactured by the American Manufacturing Company of New York, New York at the Williams plant in Derby, Connecticut during the early 20th century. The American Typewriter Company was located at 265 Broadway in New York, New York, and operated from 1893 until 1915. This model 7 typewriter is a blind writer with upwards striking type mechanism and a QWERTY keyboard.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 36 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1955. The paper cover with yellow, red, pink, blue, and black ink features images of American musician, songwriter, producer, and radio and television host Arthur Smith, American country music singer and songwriter Jimmy Dickens, and American rockabilly singer Curtis Gordon. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 32 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1954. The paper cover with green, yellow, red, pink, and black ink features an image of American honky-tonk singer and songwriter Jean Shepard and American country music singer Ferlin Huskey. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 32 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1954. The paper cover with green, yellow, red, pink, and black ink features an image of American country music singer and songwriter Hank Thompson. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup was published by American Folk Publications in Derby, Connecticut, in March/April 1953. The paper cover with red, yellow and black ink features an image of American country music singer and songwriter, Faron Young. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 16 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1952. The paper cover with yellow, red, pink, and black ink features an image of American country music singer Hawkshaw Hawkins. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup was published by Charlton Publishing Corporation in Derby, Connecticut, in September 1976. The full color paper cover features an image of American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, Johnny Cash. The inside pages are of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 3 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1949. The paper cover with yellow, orange, and black ink features an image of American country music singer George Morgan. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.
This magazine, Country Song Roundup, No. 18 was published by American Folk Publications, Inc. in Derby, Connecticut, in 1952. The paper cover with yellow, red, pink, green, and black ink features an image of American singer, songwriter and musician Hank Williams. The inside pages are made of white paper with black ink text and images.
Country Song Roundup was published by the Charlton Publishing Corporation or American Folk Publications, in Derby, Connecticut. The first issue was released in July 1949 and the magazine ended its run in 2000. The magazine featured lyrics to top hillbilly, folk, and country and western songs of the day. Each issue included words to 50 – 60 songs. There were also columns written by well-known artists such as Bobby Gregory, Pee wee King, Jimmie Osborne, Earl Heywood as well as columns about the country music recording industry, country radio stations, and country music presence in film and television.