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The Shuttle

CHAPTER XXIII
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By throwing the switch on this side, you can use thirteen yards on the upper edge of the ribbon, by reversing it, you use thirteen yards on the lower edge--thus getting practically twenty-six yards of good, serviceable ribbon out of one that is only thirteen yards long--making a saving of fifty per cent.

in your ribbon expenditure alone, which you will see is quite an item to any enterprising firm." He was obliged to pause here for a second or so, but as Mount Dunstan exhibited no signs of intending to use violence, and, on the contrary, continued to inspect the catalogue, he broke forth with renewed cheery volubility: "Another advantage is the new basket shift.

Also, the carriage on this machine is perfectly stationary and rigid.

On all other machines it is fastened by a series of connecting bolts and links, which you will readily understand makes perfect alignment uncertain.

Then our tabulator is a part and parcel of the instrument, costing you nothing more than the original price of the machine, which is one hundred dollars--without discount." "It seems a good thing," said Mount Dunstan.


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