History of the invention and illustrated process of making Foley's diamond pointed gold pens . dispatch; the ingenuity of the American workmen, who delight in go-ahead having been encouraged and excited in the construction ofseveral labor-saving tools, and ready methods of working, while the jog-trot, the sluggish, and let-well-alone feelings of the English workmenin my employ formed a barrier to the introduction of new tools andmethods of working into my manufactory, when indicated by experience. In the 40 years which have elapsed since the introduction of theGold Pen manufacture into the Uni
History of the invention and illustrated process of making Foley's diamond pointed gold pens . dispatch; the ingenuity of the American workmen, who delight in go-ahead having been encouraged and excited in the construction ofseveral labor-saving tools, and ready methods of working, while the jog-trot, the sluggish, and let-well-alone feelings of the English workmenin my employ formed a barrier to the introduction of new tools andmethods of working into my manufactory, when indicated by experience. In the 40 years which have elapsed since the introduction of theGold Pen manufacture into the United States, great progress has beenmade; active competition, with an extensive demand, has resulted inthe production of perfect Gold Pens at less than one-half the earlyprice. The present No. 3 Pen was the only size of Gold Pen made from 1S34 to 1815, and was sold at following prices: April 26, 1831, price in London, - 12s. or $ June, 1834, - 15s. or December, 1S34, 20s. or January, 1839, - 20s. or 1840, price in New York, - 1841, - .... , ...... GRINDING LATHE. This consists of one large and two or three smaller copper wheels and onetin slitter fitted on a steel spindle, running on true centers and finely tin slitter is charged with fine emery and oil. Now begins the most importantwork. After the Pen leaves the hand of the burnisher it goes at once into the handsof the Gkindek who should be not only an experienced workman and a good mechanic,but a man of intelligence, for he must understand thoroughly and practically what isnecessary to finish a perfect Pen. The Grinder at once applies the Pen to the slitter soas to make the inside surfaces of the slit and points exactly flat, and set them easytogether. Unless this is well understood by the workman and carefully done, a perfectwriting Pen is impossible, for he will leave it with a crooked or an uneven slit. Thegreat object in having the inside edges of the slit square a
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