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 221
show the application of tliis kind of pump to raise waterat tliat time. There was of course a valve covering the fnterior orificeof the nozzle and opening outwards, to prevent the air from enteringwhen the upper board was raised. This valve is not shown because theart of representing the interior… … \o. 82. German Atmospheric Bellows Pump. A. D. 1511. One hundred years ago, two bellows fixed in a box and ^v•orked by adouble lever, like the old fire or garden engine, was devised by M. DaPuy, Master of Requests to the king of France. The machine was recommended to raise water from the holds of…
Pumping machinery
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