The wonders of modern mechanism. A résumé of recent progress in mechanical, physical, and engineering science (1896)
Cochrane, Charles Henry, 1856- · Philadelphia J.B. Lippincott · leaf 151
of the machine can be governed by the amountof oil let down, this being regulatable by a finger-rod on the 142 WONDERS OF MODERN MECHANISM. handle-bar. To start the machine the rider uses the pedals,at the same time turning the switch that starts the littlebattery to working. In an instant the… … HITCHCOCK BICYCLE. up and down. The single gallon of oil in the tank wnllrun the machine under favorable conditions for a hundredmiles. The machine is suited to all weathers. When itis extremely hot the rider can cool himself in the breezecreated by the motion. When it is quite cold, he canswitch…
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