A descriptive and historical account of hydraulic and other machines for raising water, ancient and modern : with observations on various subjects connected with the mechanic arts: including the progressive development of the steam engine (1876)
Ewbank, Thomas, 1792-1870 · New York : Scribner, Armstrong · leaf 170
the linkshave hooks, which take hold of the bolts. A lower wheel is nowdispensed with, and the end of the pump slightly curved tOMards thedescending cJiain, to facilitate the entrance of the pistons. These ma-chines are generally worked in ships of war by means of a long crankattached to the axle,… … No. 67. Chain Pump in the U. S. Ship Iadepeudenc<>. For the-following facts connected with the use of die cliuin pump nthe United States Navy, we are indebted to Mr. Hart, Xaval Constructoiin the New-York Navy Yard. The first United States ship of war,which had one, was the Boston,^ built at…
Pumping machinery
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