An essay on the construction of wheel-carriages, as they affect both the roads and the horses : with suggestions relating to the principles on which tolls ought to be imposed, and a few remarks on the formation of roads (1820)
Fry, Joseph Storrs, 1766-1835 · Bristol : Printed by T.J. Manchee · leaf 5
it, and the wheels would not go twentymiles without complaining. I have howeverfound that sperm-oil proves gummy aboutthe works of a steam-engine. I lately gave aphial of very fine sperm-oil, purified by thebefore-mentioned process, to a watchmaker,thinking it might prove excellent for thepivots of… … The greatest part of the followingEssay was written in the winter 1798 - 9.^ince which time several valuable commu-ideations have been made to the Public, onthe subject of Wheel-Carriages. Still, how-ever, the Author of these pages conceivesthat there are some important considerations,connected…
