Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering (1861)
Appleton, firm, publishers, New York. (1852, D. Appleton & Co.) · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 185
the work, which then lies in the hori-zontal position simply by gravity, or is occasionally fixed on the table by screws and clamps. Thestructure of these important machines admits of almost endless diversity, and in nearly every manufac-tory some peculiarity of construction may be observed. Figs.…
Mechanical engineering
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