Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 183
for 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 manufactory some peculiarity of construction may be observed.…
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