The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 627
possible without bending,and the point on which it is bal-anced should be so high that thefeet of the person on one end arewell off the ground when those ofthe one on the other end are touch-ing it. Sometimes a third person,called the Candlestick, stands inthe middle and aids the motionfirst with… … Ancient See-Saw. on a pivot nearer the heavier per-son. The light rider, therefore, hasa longer ride, and moves faster thanthe other. See-sawing is a very old amuse-ment. An ancient French see-saw, called Bascule Double (DoubleSwing-down) is shown on the fol-lowing page. The boards swing onpivots A…
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