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A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water (1850)

Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York, Bangs, Platt, & Co. · leaf 355

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but for severalyears after the smaller ones retained the preference. The London ma-nufacturers made six different sizes, the larger one only being placedon wheels. Even in the middle of the 18th century such as are re-presented by the figure on the next page were common in that city. Asimilar… … Supplement to Diet. CEconomique. Amsterdam, 1740. Tom. ii, 1G3. 332 English Fire-Engine of the 18th Century. [Book III air vessels were not used in England before the 18th century, it may beobserved that in the year last named, those engines which had them werenamed constant streamd engines, to…

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