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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 41

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lied part worked into resemblances of the human face. As severalold Peruvian bottles exhibit a peculiar and useful feature, we have inserted(figure 3,) a representation of one, in the possession of J. R. Chilton, M. D.of this city. An opening is formed in the inner side of the handle… … <1hap. 3.] Peruvian Vessels. 17 out experiencing that disagreeable gurglingwhich accompanies the emptying of a modernbottle. The openings are so arranged as toform a very shrill whistle—by blowing into themouth of the vessel, a sound is produced,equal to that from a boatswains call onboard a man…

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