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Roman glass round bottom vase
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Translucent green, glass round-bottomed vase with heavy rainbow luster throughout. Base of the vase is round and then attaches to a vertical tube in the center, top of the tube has an ornamental curved design that…
- Subject Glass, Glassware, Roman, Glass blowing and working, Glassware
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Plate 29: Device for raising water from a river, pond, or lake by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal submerged waterwheel; horizontal crankshaft; lift pump; spur gear and lantern; lantern and crown gear; horizontal working beam; crank and connecting rod.
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Plate 52: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; swinging-vane rotary pump; spur gear and lantern; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; flywheel; slotted-head screw.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Pumping machinery, Wells, Rotary pumps, Machinery, Hand pumps
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Plate 27: Device for raising water from a low place by river or canal current
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; lift pump; grooved eccentric cam; horizontal working beam; roller guides.
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Plate 147: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress water moat
- 1588
Bridge sections composed of trapezoidal prisms are transported rolled up. Unrolled, the sections are connected together with hinges, and the bridge floats on the water.
Mechanics: winch; ratchet; projectile throwing…
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Plate 167: Screw-jack for bending or breaking the iron gratings protecting a city wall or canal
- 1588
Can be operated by a single person, easily and with little noise. The device depicted here is also illustrated on Plate 166.
Mechanics: hand crank; worm and worm gear; double toggle linkage.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Jackscrews, Machinery
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Plate 143: Bridge for crossing a city or fortress moat
- 1588
Accordion folded bridge sections can be quickly and unexpectedly rolled out and brought up to the wall.
Mechanics: capstan bars; hand crank; worm and worm gear; lantern and rack; roller guides.
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Plate 56: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well or cistern
- 1588
This device uses a paternoster pump, named for its resemblance to a rosary. Also known as a "rag and chain" pump or a "rubber bucket chain" pump.
Mechanics: hand crank; paternoster chain pump; flywheel.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Pumping machinery, Cisterns, Wells, Machinery, Hand pumps
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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 87: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a cistern
- 1588
Mechanics: internal vertical treadwheel; chain of buckets; spur gear and lantern; roller shaft bearing.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Cisterns, Machinery
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Plate 119: Grain mill powered by channel current
- 1588
Millstone can be raised or lowered by a wedge. This mill grinds and sifts flour at same time.
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; lantern and crown gear.
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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 45: Device for raising water from a canal, river, or spring
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; Archimedean screw; angle crown gears; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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Plate 38: Device for raising water from a spring by channel current
- 1588
Mechanics: overshot waterwheel; sliding-vane rotary pump.
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Plate 74: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal spoked treadwheel; conical valve; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear; motion converter (rotating to linear).
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Wells, 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 175: Crane for lifting and turning heavy weights
- 1588
Machine sits on four casters.
Mechanics: capstan bars; hand crank; worm and worm gear; lewis.
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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 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 59: Single-person-operated device for drawing water from a well
- 1588
Mechanics: horizontal spoked treadwheel; force pump; conical valve; double interrupted crown gears and lantern gear; spur gear and lantern; horizontal working beam.
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Plate 41: Device for raising water from a river
- 1588
Mechanics: undershot waterwheel; noria; spur gear and lantern.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Water-power, Water-wheels, Machinery
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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 180: Machine for moving heavy weights
- 1588
Mechanics: hand crank; Spur gears; worm and worm gear; lantern and crown gear.
- Author Ramelli, Agostino, 1531-approximately 1600
- Subject Machinery
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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 194: Device for setting the aim of artillery
- 1588
A set of two ruled frames is used along with plumb lines and a quadrant to record in daylight the aim of canons to be shot at night. The frames and plumb lines are then used again to aim the canon accurately in the dark…