Dresser, Christopher · London ; New York : Cassell Petter & Galpin · leaf 154
e straight line A, SPOUTS -IXD HANDLES. 141 passing through the centre of gravity a, is at right angles, as it should bo, with thestraight line passing through the sjxjut. This law, if obeyed, will always enable liquid to be poured from a vessel withoutits appearing heavier than it actually is, but… … 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 alikj—are usually placed too high; but…
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