Show INVENTOR OF LEAD PIPE The Interesting Uto of Robert Seydell of Milton 1 There was born in Ml Milton MiHon Lon Pa In 1809 a man of wonderful genius It is said His name was Robert Seydell and he died in 1847 Four children survive him t two o of whom still reside there says the Louisville Commercial Mr Seydell was a coppersmith and was almost continually working out some device connected with the machinery in his factory To him it is related by some of the oldest citizens of this place belongs the discovery of the tho process of ot making lead pipe and like many other inventors the idea dea of makIng making making mak mak- ing the same was stolen from him and further developed to its present form and manufacture It was in the latter latter latter lat lat- lat lat- ter part of ot the that the idea suggested suggested suggested sug sug- itself to him and the following is the way he wrought it out He first took a slug or casting of lead placing it on a mandel or rod of steel about sixteen feet long and one inch in diameter diameter diameter eter the mandel was highly polished and upon this he drew or rolled out the lead to the full length of the rod thus giving him an inch bore and the material was rolled it is said to one- one fourth inch making a total diameter of ot one and one-half one Inches for the pipe After completing several sections of the length of the the- mandel he soldered them together making me tae pipe of whatever length he be desired He not lIt it to practical use by fastening it to pump heads and also running it from springs to connect watering troughs and spring houses In the country round about here Being greatly pleased with his discovery and receiving the most flattering flattering flat fiat of comments from his bis friends and neighbors he concluded to make his Invention more widely known and hence made a visit to Philadelphia taking his device with him At the Franklin institute in that city he gave his first exhibition to quite a number of Inventors artisans and mechanics As it Is now related every one who witnessed it was more than delighted and so expressed himself in his Immediate immediate immediate imme Imme- diate presence It was not long that he was allowed to remain in a condition condition condition condi condi- tion of ot supreme happiness over his Invention in invention invention In- In for a short time after he made mada madea a disclosure of his discovery and while yet In Philadelphia he found out that by the very persons to whom he had given an exhibition of the process of ot making lead pipe his Idea had been used and improved upon |