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Plate 21: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear.
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Plate 20: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
The well is decorated with a monstrous female figure who dispenses water from her breasts.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; flap valve; interrupted spur gear and racks; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 19: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; interrupted spur gear and racks; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 18: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; flywheel.
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Plate 17: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 16: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
The fountain is elaborately decorated with dolphins, their tails entwined.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 15: Device for raising water by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; toroidal force pump; flap valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
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Plate 14: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; toroidal lift pump; flap valve; worm and worm gear.
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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 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 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.
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Plate 10: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 9: Device for raising water from a low place by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; lantern and rack; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
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Plate 8: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
This is the only image showing a woman as the prime mover of a machine.
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; interrupted crown gear and lanterns; double worm and reversing racks; roller guides.
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Plate 7: Device for raising water from a low place by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lift pump; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; worm and worm gear; double worm and reversing racks; lantern and crown gear; roller guides.
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Plate 6: Device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; crank and connecting rod; flywheel.
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Plate 5: Device for raising water by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; conical valve; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; crank and connecting rod; slotted-head screw.
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Plate 4: Device for raising water from a river
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 2: Device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; double worm and reversing racks; flywheel; roller guides.
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Plate 1: Device for raising water from a river or fountain by river current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; double worm and reversing racks; motion converter (rotating to linear); roller guides.
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Plate 3: Device for raising water from a low place by channeling a river
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear.
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Title page from Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli [The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli]
- 1588
The book's title is set within an architectural frame embellished with antique ornamental motifs, weapons, armor, and symbols of warfare and siege.
This title page is a facsimile reproduction, hence the lower quality…
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Engraver Gaultier, Léonard, 1561-1641
- Subject Title pages, Machinery
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Rod spinner arranged for production of bristles
- 1937-Mar-23
General view of a rod spinner arranged for the production of bristles during the early stages of nylon production and research at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, Delaware. During production, a cylindrical…
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Le diverse et artificiose machine del capitano Agostino Ramelli
- The Various and Ingenious Machines of Captain Agostino Ramelli
- 1588
Le diverse et artificiose machine belongs to a new genre that emerged in the late 16th century, the "theatre of machines," which offered original mechanical solutions to the problems of everyday life. Ramelli's book…
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Continuous denier meter used in production of synthetic fibers
- 1947-Mar
General view of a continuous denier meter used to measure the denier, or thickness, of filaments during the early stages of synthetic fiber production and research at DuPont. The spool of yarn to be measured is visible…