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Handbook for architects and builders (1898)

Illinois Society of Architects · Chicago · leaf 238

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ends, should crimp the cable deeply and fit it accu-rately, otherwise they will give trouble. The type of sprocket wheel used for the cable should also be such that a certainamount of stretch in the cable will not cause the blocks to ride on the teeth. An ad-justable automatic sprocket is on the… … 237 THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE FLAGSTAFF By Samuel A. Treat, A. I. A. In my paper I have discarded the use of the word pole and have adoptedthe word staff, since I consider that the latter indicated not only a pole but amedium of support. A staff must be a pole, but a pole is not necessarily a…

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