Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1899 — Ball Bearings Did It. [ARTICLE]

Ball Bearings Did It.

nineteenth century inventor to make the “wheel”, a moat useful vehicle, instead of • mere toy. Ball bearings did it. It was a ease where the improvement has proved greater than the original invention. The principle that reduces friction to a minimum in a bicycle is applicable to all machinery, and the cost is the only obstacle in the way of what will be known in history as the “Light Draft Era” in mechanics. Millions of dollars hate been spent in this direction. The Deering Harvester Company, of Chicago, solved the problem, as far as grain binders and mowers are concerned, by equipping their machines with roller and ball bearings in 1891. Other manufacturers in this line have since followed with several kinds of ex-' periuiental roller bearings, but the Deering machines are still alone in the field with ball bearings of tbe bicycle pattern. The Deering Company’s annual catalogue for 1899 contains some very interesting historical matter on this subject, fully illustrated. The book also describes the largest factory in America and gives the latest news on the subject of harvesting machinery. Send for one; it's free.