Abstract: A top-load, bottom-feed friction feeder which includes a power source having connected thereto a main feed wheel and an eccentric wheel. A stone wheel is located adjacent the main feed wheel. The stone wheel can be adjusted and the feeder can continuously feed pieces which have a wide variety of sizes, stocks and orientations.
Abstract: A label applying machine in which envelopes or the like are fed past a label affixing station and a web carrying labels is advanced in stepped incremental movements past the station to affix the labels to the envelopes or the like in predetermined, timed, spaced relationship, the machine including sensing means for sensing the positions of the labels and envelopes or the like and having electronic controls for adjusting the positions to obtain accurate registry between the labels and envelopes or the like.