Hiscox, Gardner Dexter, 1822?-1908 · New York, The Norman W. Henley publishing co. · leaf 154
523. RECIPROCATING MOTION by the auto-matic action of a fall of water. A bucket with a valvein the bottom, which lifts and discharges the water bythe contact of the valve spindle with a stop at thebottom of the bucket run; the weight lifting thebucket again to the spout. Very old. … 524. WELL PULLEY AND BUCKETS.—Buckets are balanced empty. 525. SWAPE, OR NEW ENGLAND SWEEP.—A very ancient as well as modern method ofraising water from wells. The weighted endof the pole overbalances the bucket, so as todivide the labor of lifting the water. 526. PARALLEL MOTION for doublepiston…
Mechanical movements
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