Dresser, Christopher · London : and New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter, & Galpin · leaf 156
the straight line A, SIOUTS AND HANDLES. Ill passing through the centre of gravity a, is at right angles, as it should lie, with thestraight line passing through the spout. This law, itobeyed, will always enable liquid to be poured from a vessel withoutits appearing heavier than it actually is, hut… … Fig. 156. Fig. 159. it, so they must be avoided, as may be seen by examining Figs. 151 and 152, whichshow a tea-pot of faulty shape in this respect. A consideration of this law shows that the handles of jugs—those formed ofsilver, of glass, and of earthenware alike—are usually placed too high; but…
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