A REMARKABLE MECHANICAL FEAT.
A New York w'atchmaker is endowed with a power for delicate manipulation little short of marvellous. Two years ago he excited interest in the mechanical world by cuttiuf a sew-ing-noodle in two, lengthwise, and then drilled holes and fastened the pieces together so cleverly that ths split could not be seen with the naked eye. He has recently drilled % hole, which is just large enough to< admit the passage of a fine hair, through a common pin, from head to point. J
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Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 38, 7 May 1907, Page 2
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86A REMARKABLE MECHANICAL FEAT. Northland Age, Volume 3, Issue 38, 7 May 1907, Page 2
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