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Plate 141: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress moat and scaling its wall
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; roller guides.
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Plate 140: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress moat and scaling its wall
- 1588
Plate oriented in landscape format. Barrels of earth and debris can be thrown into the moat via an opening in the front of the machine as a decoy to distract from the doubled-over bridge, which can be unfolded quickly…
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Plate 13: Device for raising water from a river, marsh, or fountain by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; toroidal force pump; conical valve; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 139: Machine for removing excavated earth from a ditch
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; chain of buckets.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 138: Machine for removing excavated earth from a ditch
- 1588
Mechanics: horse whim.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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Plate 137: Mill to run bellows in double iron forge, powered by canal current
- 1588
The parallel reciprocating bars used in this device are also known as stangenkunst.
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; machine crank; bell crank; parallelogram linkage; parallel reciprocating bars.
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Plate 136: Timber sawmill to cut wood and make boards, powered by canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; machine crank; bell crank; roller guides.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Sawmills, Machinery
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Plate 135: Double mill to grind grain and cut stone, powered by channel current
- 1588
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; horizontal waterwheel; machine crank; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 134: Sawmill to cut marble and stone, powered by horse
- 1588
Mechanics: horse whim; machine crank; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear; parallelogram linkage.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Sawmills, Machinery
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Plate 133: Windmill
- 1588
Complete structure can be rotated by rudder to catch optimal wind. Sails can be stopped and secured. Contains mechanism to lift grain sacks.
Mechanics: windmill (post mill); lantern and crown gear.
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Plate 132: Windmill
- 1588
Cap with sales can be rotated by rudder to catch optimal wind.
Mechanics: windmill (tower mill); lantern and crown gear; roller thrust bearing.
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Plate 131: Grain mill powered by alternate counterweights, initially raised by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: winch; falling weight; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear; ratchet.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 130: Grain mill powered by counterweights raised by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: capstan bars; falling weight; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 12: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 129: Portable grain mill with iron grinding wheels
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; slotted-head screw.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 128: Grain mill powered by two men
- 1588
Millstone can be raised or lowered by wedges.
Mechanics: vertical crankshaft; crank and rocker; crank and connecting rod.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 127: Grain mill powered by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear; flywheel.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 126: Grain mill powered by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; lantern and crown gear; chain drive; flywheel.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 125: Grain mill powered by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; lantern and crown gear; chain drive; flywheel.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 124: Double grain mill powered by two men
- 1588
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 123: Grain mill powered by single person
- 1588
Mechanics: inclined treadwheel; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 122: Grain mill powered by horse
- 1588
Millstone can be raised or lowered by wedges.
Mechanics: horse whim; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 121: Grain mill powered by horse
- 1588
Millstone can be raised or lowered by wedges.
Mechanics: horse whim; spur gear and lantern.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Mills and mill-work, Machinery
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Plate 120: Grain mill powered by water current or horse
- 1588
Millstone can be raised and lowered by counterweights.
Mechanics: horse whim; spur gear and lantern.
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Plate 11: Device for raising water from a river or low place
- 1588
This machine can be operated by one or two men.
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; lift pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; roller guides.