Mechanics of the household; a course of study devoted to domestic machinery and household mechanical appliances (1918)
Keene, E. S. (Edward Spencer), b. 1864 · New York, McGraw-Hill book company, inc.; · leaf 162
unity they give for admitting pollut-ing material to the well. Their one advant-age is that of quick action in elevating watershort distances. RAIN-WATER CISTERNS Cisterns for the storage of rain water havebeen used from the time immemorial and areconstructed in a great variety of forms.… … Fig. 136.—Chainpump often used inshallow wells. 152 MECHANICS OF THE HOUSEHOLD Wooden cisterns are made by manufacturers in different sizesand shipped to the user ^^knocked down; that is, they are takenapart and the staves, bottom and hoops are shipped, packed insmall space to save space in…
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