The inventors and inventions of Cayuga County, N.Y. (1882)
Wheeler, Cyrenus, b. 1817, Osborne, David M., b. 1822. [from old catalog] · Auburn, N.Y., The author · leaf 33
Fig. 24 —Primitive Iloe, haviiii; Blade of lioiie. Plows were of early origin. In the Old J\stameiit, morethan sevcMi centuries before the Christian Kra, in Isaiah,second chajjter, and fourth verse, and in Micah, fourthchapter third verse, it is said, Tliey shall beat their swordsinto… … Fig. 25.—Egyptians Plowing. ^J^he Greeks nsed a plow made from a tree having diverg-ing branches, like the arms of an anchor. These plows were probably shod with bronze or iron, asrepresented in Fig. 27. 29 OF CAYUGA COUNTY, N. Y. Wooden i>lows, with wrought iron shares laid with steeland known…
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