The gardener's magazine and register of rural & domestic improvement (1826)
Loudon, J. C. (John Claudius), 1783-1843, A. & R. Spottiswoode, printer, United States. Patent Office. Scientific Library, former owner DSI · London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green · leaf 676
attention to the opening and shutting of the turnpike gates ;and I have since found, by inspection, that those near Lan-caster are very imperfect. The following plan I consider morecomplete than any thing I have yet met with : — Fig. 133. is a design for a lodge gate, the centre part of whichmay be… … it takes the same number to shut it. If it should be considereddesirable to have the gate opened from an upper room, it maybe done by means of the handle b mjig. 135., which will requiretwenty-four turns to open or shut the gate. Fig. 134. shows how the wheel No. 1. is connected with the handle a:…
