A KNIFE-GRINDER'S MOTOR OUTFIT.
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THE illustration which we publish on this page shows how an enterprising and ingeniously minded knife-grinder has turned to account a 1921 Ford chassis -for the purposes a his ravocation, This Peng,e tradesman claims to be the only knife-grinder employing a motor vehicle for this class of work. The plant is driven off the propeller Shaft. Until recently Mr. Vernon Collins—for that is his rrame---mnployed an ordinary hand barrow and treadle-operated plant, but he fosessikv the advantages Which would accrue from the employment of the mobile outfit, with the. result the-the has benefited in many Aire-Aim-1s, the 'mot prom-inroad of these undoubtedly being the greatly increased business, apart t7rom the saving of time which has -also been effected in travelling from one .job to another. It is claimed that but-ohers' outfits, including saws and•ohnppers, Can now be efficiently ground in one-third of the time that it took previvisly.
Mr. Collins starts out every morning at 8, and he covers a large diets:ace daily over a ten miles' radius, and new husmess is being opened up 'frequently. He finds that the busiest period is-during the dinner hour at the various shapsAn assistant is employed to collect and deliver the •wgr17., Mr. Collins personally carrying !out the grinding. The body has two drop windows, one at each side, which provide simple light for working in the interior. The•depth of the body is sufficient to allow the operator to stand. in order to carry out
his job. In wet weather the Windows can be closed, whilst the two bad c doors, Which are also 'provided' -With windows, can be fastened.
. It is net difficult -le untleretand a-by the outfit attracts considerable attention, for it certainly presents a novel employment for a motor vehicle. Mr. Collins states that the transmission is silent in operation, 'hid that the grinders are very
which is due to the fact that they are enclosed Within the body. In spite of this unavoidable feature it must be remembered that the body provides a permanent protection to the grinder whilst engaged in his Work, against in-demerit weather ecinditions to which the ordinary grinder carrying out his duties on foot is subject.