Mechanical appliances, mechanical movements and novelties of construction; a complete work and a continuation, as a second volume, of the author's book entitled "Mechanical movements, powers and devices" ... including an explanatory chapter on the leading conceptions of perpetual motion existing during the past three centuries (1910)
Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The N. W. Henley publishing company · leaf 142
342. AERIAL TOP. A small windmill madeof any convenient material that is light. A stem atthe center to drop into the ring handle, on which thestring is wound. The rapid rotation made by quicklypulling the string will force the top to a height of 150to 200 feet. There should be a ring of brass… … 344. PNEUMATIC GRAIN ELE-VATOR. French. V, a duplex vacuum blower. T, the vacuum pipe. R, receiver with a wire screen coveringthe mouth of the draught pipe. S, delivery pipe. O, an air regulator covering the slots inthe end of the suction tube S, to regulatethe proportion of air and grain entering…
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