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SHOPS

The Machine Shop is provided with six first-class engine lathes, illustrating
the practice of the best American makers; with a planer, a shaper, two drill
presses, a universal milling machine (Brown & Sharpe), and a universal grinder
(same makers); also with a gas forge for tempering tools, a cut-off saw for
metal rods, an emery wheel, grindstone, and so on.

The Wood Shop is furnished with five small lathes, a large pattern-maker's
lathe, a jointer, a planer, a saw bench for slitting and cross-cutting, a bandsaw,
a jig-saw, and a wood trimmer for pattern-making, six cabinet-maker's
benches, and an ample supply of hand tools.