Engineering reminiscences contributed to "Power" and "American machinist" (1908)
Porter, Charles T. (Charles Talbot), 1826-1910 · New York, J. Wiley · leaf 83
VERTICAL ADJUSTMENTOF SUSTAINING PIN FOR TRUNNIONSOF THE ALLEN LINK I now took a more prominent part myself in steam-enginedesign. I had got an idea from Mr. Sparks that took full possessionof my mind. This was the exceedingly unmechanical nature of thesingle or overhanging crank. The engines of…
