THE

REPERTORY

OF

ARTS, MANUFACTURES,

AND

AGRICULTURE.

Consisting of

ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS,

SPECIFICATIONS OF PATENT INVENTIONS,
PRACTICAL AND INTERESTING PAPERS,

SELECTED FROM

THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS AND
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OF ALL NATIONS.

.

CONTENTS

OF THE

THIRD VOLUME, SECOND SERIES.

Specifications of Patents.

Page

Mr. BRINDLEY'S for Methods of more effectually securing Ships'

Beams to their Sides,

Mr. HADEN'S, for Improvements in the Manufacture of Bagging

for Nails,

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Mr. WOODHOUSE'S, for forming Cast-Iron Rail-Roads,

13

15

Mr. COBB's, for Improvements in the Manufacture of Shag or Plush, 19

Mr. SPEER'S, for Improvement in the Construction of Hydrometers, 81

Mr. WILSON'S, for uniting the Metallic Patent Blocks of Row-

land Burdon, for the Construction of Arches,

Carriages,

Mr. POTTINGER's, for an Apparatus for disengaging Horses from

Mr. STEPHENS's, for a Furnace for burning Lime-Stone, and at

the same Time heating Kilns, &c.

87

89

96

Mr. DAY's, for a Watchman's Noctuary or Labourer's Regulator, 161

Mr. JACOB's, for a Metal Box for Axletrees of Carriages, Mills, &c. 170

Mr. MASSEY'S, for an Apparatus for taking Soundings at Sea, and

other Nautical Purposes,

171

Mr. SMITH'S, for a Mode of fixing and setting an Alarm-Bell,

Mr. STORCK's, for a Substitute for Brewers' Yeast,

182

241

Mr. GOULD'S, for a Glass to be used at Sea when heaving the Log, 243.

Mr. KIRKWOOD's, for Improvements on the Copper-Plate Print-

ing-Press,

245

Mr. MASON'S, for Improvements on the common Waggon,

whereby it may be separated and used as two Carts,

Meflrs. BEAUMONT'S, for a Mixture to be used in the Preparation

of Sheep or Lamb's Wool for various Purposes,

Meffrs. BEMETZRIEDER and Scorr's, for making Piano-Fortes,