Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 313
ure lead therefore solidiiies sooner. One great use of lead is for our domestic water-pipes, 146 CHEMISTRY. which remind us in winter of their presence so disagreeably.Shot is made from lead, and bullets are cast from the samemetal. Shot-making is very simple, and before the daysof breech-loading… … Shot tower. is melted it is poured through a sort of sieve (as in thecut) at the top of a high tower. (See pages 146 and 148).The latter illustration gives the section of the shot tower;A IS the furnace, b is the tank for melting the lead, andthe metal is permitted by the workman ate to run…
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