The Study of ManJ. Murray, 1908 - 512 pages |
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Page 164
... shafts , the one close behind the pony and the other a little distance behind ; the arches are steadied at the top by a piece of wood running from the one to the other . Thin pieces of wood , osiers perhaps , pass at intervals across ...
... shafts , the one close behind the pony and the other a little distance behind ; the arches are steadied at the top by a piece of wood running from the one to the other . Thin pieces of wood , osiers perhaps , pass at intervals across ...
Page 165
... shafts . ( Plate III . ) These runners , which do not appear in the figures given by Sir Arthur Mitchell , are a useful addition , as they save the lower ends of the shafts from wear and tear . The shafts are kept apart by cross - bars ...
... shafts . ( Plate III . ) These runners , which do not appear in the figures given by Sir Arthur Mitchell , are a useful addition , as they save the lower ends of the shafts from wear and tear . The shafts are kept apart by cross - bars ...
Page 166
... shafts is an obvious step in advance , and these are used to bring down potatoes from the fields or turfs from the mountain . The straw harness in the lower figure of Plate III . is an interesting survival , and that , combined with the ...
... shafts is an obvious step in advance , and these are used to bring down potatoes from the fields or turfs from the mountain . The straw harness in the lower figure of Plate III . is an interesting survival , and that , combined with the ...
Page 169
... shafts of a slide - car , or of a sledge , in order to reduce the friction . A constructional problem arises from the difficulty of keeping it in position . This could be overcome in the former by placing a short roller between the shafts ...
... shafts of a slide - car , or of a sledge , in order to reduce the friction . A constructional problem arises from the difficulty of keeping it in position . This could be overcome in the former by placing a short roller between the shafts ...
Page 174
... shafts just behind the pony . The other consists of an open framework , the base of which is formed by the two shafts ; and , as a con- sequence , the basket - like body of the cart is tilted up at the same angle as the latter . This is ...
... shafts just behind the pony . The other consists of an open framework , the base of which is formed by the two shafts ; and , as a con- sequence , the basket - like body of the cart is tilted up at the same angle as the latter . This is ...
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