Elements of mechanics: for the use of colleges, academies, and high schools (1859)
Peck, William G. (William Guy), 1820-1892 · New York, A. S. Barnes & Burr · leaf 324
ble material, gen-erally of leather, and are attached to the machine by meansof metallic screw joints. The figure exhibits a cross-section of the essential part ofa Fire Engine. A A are the two barrels, C C the two pistons, con-nected by the rods, D D\with the lever, E E. Bis the sucking pipe,… … Fig. 176. 322 MECHANICS. The instrument is mounted on wheels for convenience oftransportation. The lever E E is worked by means ofrods at right angles to the lever, so arranged that severalmen can apply their strength in working the pump. Theaction of the pump differs in no respect from that of…
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