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Scientific American, Vol. 96, No. 12 (March 23, 1907) (1907)

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r, f, with compressed air until the latter is THE STORY OF A SILK HAT. continually discharged through the safety valve f, . The BY JACQUES BOYER. flying machine, whose supporting surfaces and rudder In the making of the silk hat, that indispensable are arranged in the direction of the propeller… … thus causing the of the season. The legs of the airship muslin, before it is to be pulled up- put on the blocks weather and winds, a special point has been made of is stretched on frames brushed with a solution of shel- ward, and allowing the machine to fall freely lac in alcohol containing a…

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