A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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... driving by bevel cogs the wal- lower or horizontal wheel B on the main vertical shaft C. The latter is of apple wood , about 18 inches in diameter , and is supported in a bearing on the ground floor ; it extends upwards through the ...
... driving by bevel cogs the wal- lower or horizontal wheel B on the main vertical shaft C. The latter is of apple wood , about 18 inches in diameter , and is supported in a bearing on the ground floor ; it extends upwards through the ...
Page 289
... driving belts ; ( c ) driving shaft ; ( D ) scroll pulley for inward journey ; ( E ) drum driving spindles ; ( F ) toothed quadrant ; ( G ) nut sliding on radial arm from which chain is attached to carriage ; ( H ) wheel driving drum ...
... driving belts ; ( c ) driving shaft ; ( D ) scroll pulley for inward journey ; ( E ) drum driving spindles ; ( F ) toothed quadrant ; ( G ) nut sliding on radial arm from which chain is attached to carriage ; ( H ) wheel driving drum ...
Page 301
... driving the batten while the second , known as the tappet - shaft , drove both the treadles for raising the healds ... driving wheel ( B ) on tappet or wiper shaft ( C ) ; ( DD ) tappets or excentric wheels working on treadle levers ( EE ) ...
... driving the batten while the second , known as the tappet - shaft , drove both the treadles for raising the healds ... driving wheel ( B ) on tappet or wiper shaft ( C ) ; ( DD ) tappets or excentric wheels working on treadle levers ( EE ) ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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