. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. ILLUSTRATION NO. 2. La loteria nacional. Globo de laton destinado a contener las bolas de madera numeradas. El globo se hace girar por medio de iin motor electrico antes de extraer una bola. The work of completing- the The Lottery apparatus designed for the Machinery, operation of the lottery in Cuba was in full swing at the Arsenal machine shops in Havana a few days ago, and a test showed that every- thing was working smoothly. It is rumored that the first drawing will take place this month or next. A building on the Prado, it was said, has been selecte
. The Cuba review. Cuba -- Periodicals. ILLUSTRATION NO. 2. La loteria nacional. Globo de laton destinado a contener las bolas de madera numeradas. El globo se hace girar por medio de iin motor electrico antes de extraer una bola. The work of completing- the The Lottery apparatus designed for the Machinery, operation of the lottery in Cuba was in full swing at the Arsenal machine shops in Havana a few days ago, and a test showed that every- thing was working smoothly. It is rumored that the first drawing will take place this month or next. A building on the Prado, it was said, has been selected and then it was rumored that the National Theatre would be chosen. The apparatus is all of brass, and every move is in full sight of the spectators. To the right of illustration No. 1 is a brass cage in which numbered wooden balls are placed. The balls are about three-quarters of an inch in diam- eter and numbered. A spiral, see No. 1, takes the balls to a small chute, which emp- ties them in the brass globe (illustration No. 2). This is about four feet in diam- eter. When the balls are in the globe it revolves by electric power for a few min- utes and then one ball automatically re- leased, drops to the table beneath. A small boy from the orphan asylum picks up the ball and calls out the number_ and holds it up for inspection. In illustration No. 3 a. ILLUSTR.\TION NO. i. Las bolas numeradas se ponen primero en la jaulita que esta a la derecha y suben la espiral para caer dentro del globo que se ve en el grabado No. 2. mi i 1! ILLUSTRATION NO. 3- Un globo mas pequeno para contener los premios. Tambien se hace girar este globo muy rapidamente para mezclar bien su contenido antes de sacar un premio. smaller globe is seen in which are placed slips showing the cash prizes. This is like- wise revolved very rapidly, a slip automatic- ally released and the amount called out to the spectators. The operations are entirely automatic, with the exception of the ser- vices of the
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