Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry, and building : a general reference work ... (1907)
American School of Correspondence · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 439
the part against the wheelis compressed or crimped, while the opposite side is stretched, thusproducing a constant wear and strain of the fibre of the cord, whichfinally breaks it down. It will be evident that this disintegratingaction will increase with the larger diameter of the cord. A cordjust… … Pig. 49. Pulley Arrangement for Carrying Sash Cord to Distant Boxes. Taken as a whole, the window—with its lock which i:arely works,its exasperating pulls, and its sash-cord broken when most needed —is one of the oklest, and still one of the greatest, of modern incon-veniences. Undoubtedly the…
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