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solenoid is drawn from its mid-position to movement of the shaft 47 when pulled for the left into the central part of that wind. by hand. ing. On the other hand, if a current should ward Located on the common center with the be sent through the winding 26 the arma wheels 45 and 46 and between the same are ture would be moved in the opposite direc two other wheels and 54, which are se 78 tion toward the center of the winding 26. cured together by53screws which enter A solenoid of this kind is connected through holes 56. These wheels are55 numbered on links 27 with each one of the movable mem their outer faces, and the screws 55 and be's 22 and electrical connections are pro O vided from the solenoid to the legislator's holes 56 are so arranged that the wheels may be adjusted with respect to each other, 75 desk, so that by pressing an appropriate so number of one wheel may be set key he will send an impulse through either that any any number on the otherwheel and winding of the solenoid allocated for his use opposite and by that means move his member 22 the two wheels secured together in this po s either to the right or the left to select which sition. The arrangement of these holes is shown in Fig. 8. ever kind of vote he desires to cast on the

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The wheels 53 and 54 are provided with

notches which are in effect ratchet teeth. solenoids are fastened to the plate 23 by Let into57,each of the wheels 45 and 46 are bolts 28 in tiers three high, so that they may 20 be brought within the narrow space occu pawls 58 which are adapted to engage the teeth 57 so as to move the wheels 53 and 54 85 pied by the row of punches. 12 or 13. when either wheel 45 or 46 is moved. For convenience in guiding the punches, Adjacent the wheels just described, and they are set into the bar 11 and another on the same to axes with them, as shown best in guide-bar 29, in the manner shown in Fig. 25 13. This is simply a matter of detail in Figs. 2 and 4, are a series of other wheels 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66 and 67. The 90 construction for the guiding of these wheels and 61 are the wheels which punches to prevent their displacement. Se represent59,the60 date in the lower part of Fig. cured to each punch is a spring 30 which 16, and may be adjusted in any convenient normally rests against a bridge 31 and holds 30 the punches in the lower position, or re manner for those dates. Afriction member 6S serves to hold them from displacement. 95 turns them to a lower position in case they The other wheels 62, 63 and 64 are adjuisted should not come down in the ordinary by hand-wheels 69 and 70. Friction operation. The spring also serves to hold members 72 under68, these hand-wheels serve to down any punch from improper movement 35 as a result of friction between it and two hold them from displacement. Another hand-wheel 71 serves to adjust the wheel 65 00 adjacent punches in case it is not intended in the same manner. to bemoyed. moved at the time these two punches The wheels 65 and 66 each contain one are hundred numbers from 00 to 99, and are the Extending longitudinally through the ma 40 cline are two rods 32 and 34 on which slide ones which print the figures at the extreme lower part of sheet 16. The wheel 65 car 105 a frame 33. The frame 33 is guided and ries representing units and tens, and held by guides 35 secured on the bottom of the figures wheel 66 carries figures representing plate 8. Running transversely on the hundreds and thousands. The wheel 65 is frame 33 is a shaft 36 on, which are wheels 45 3 and 38. On the outside of these wheels adjustable by the hand-wheel 71 step by step or as far as desired. When the wheel 65 has O are pins 3:) which are adapted to engage a made revolution a lug 73 on the projecting edge or part 40 of the punches wheel a65complete strikes an arm 74 loosely mounted 12 andthe13 normal when said, punches are raised upon a short shaft 75 carried by an arm 76 from position and when the 5 () on a bracket 77 fast to the front part of the wheels 37 and 38 move over them. Secured table 1. The arm 74 carries a pawl 78 adapt 15 to the shafts 32 and 34 by feathers are ed to engage a ratchet wheel if to turn it an wheels 41 and 42 which mesh with pins on the inner faces of the wheels 3 and 38. extent corresponding to the contact between 73 and 74. The wheel 79 is fast to a pin 80 55 On the front ends of shafts 32 and 34 are which engages the ratchet wheel 67, which other wheels 43 and 44 which engage pins ratchet wheel is fast to the wheel 66 carry i.2: ) on wheels 45 and 46 monted on an axis ing the hundreds andordinary thousands numbers. which corresponds with that of the central This apparatus is an 100 to shaft 47. The lower part of the frame 33 ing, so arranged that when the wheel165gear has ends in a fork 48 which engages a collar 49 made a complete revolution the wheel 66 will secured to the shaft 47. The front end make one forward step and present a new 5 of this shaft ends in a handle 50, while the number at the printing point of the device, rear end terminates in a piston 51 located is the point along the upper surface of in the cylinder 52, which cylinder contains which a liquid. The object of this piston, cylin the row of wheels here described and di der and liquid is to prevent the too rapid rectly under the hand-stamp 6. measure before the house at the time. These

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