The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1852 |
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Page 27
... locks the machine altogether . Any lever having been partially pulled , must be made to produce its full and proper effect , before any other use of the machine can be made ; so that having once commenced an operation , it must be ...
... locks the machine altogether . Any lever having been partially pulled , must be made to produce its full and proper effect , before any other use of the machine can be made ; so that having once commenced an operation , it must be ...
Page 58
... lock , where it is kept ready for use . One end of the strip passes between a spring , and as the lock is put on full cock , the spring is partially released , and one of the detonating pods is protruded on to the nipple of the gun ...
... lock , where it is kept ready for use . One end of the strip passes between a spring , and as the lock is put on full cock , the spring is partially released , and one of the detonating pods is protruded on to the nipple of the gun ...
Page 59
... lock consisted of only five working parts , contained in a lock - frame cut out from the solid metal , into which the breech arbor was firmly inserted , and by it rigidly attached to the barrel in such a manner as to regulate , with the ...
... lock consisted of only five working parts , contained in a lock - frame cut out from the solid metal , into which the breech arbor was firmly inserted , and by it rigidly attached to the barrel in such a manner as to regulate , with the ...
Page 63
... lock by hand , or removing the lock , or any part thereof from the door . In locks constructed on this plan the key may be altered at pleasure , and the act of locking , or throwing out the bolt of the lock , produces the par- ticular ...
... lock by hand , or removing the lock , or any part thereof from the door . In locks constructed on this plan the key may be altered at pleasure , and the act of locking , or throwing out the bolt of the lock , produces the par- ticular ...
Page 64
... lock . 8. The application to locks of a safety plug or yielding plate at the back of the chamber formed by such eccentric revolving curtain or ring . 9. The application to locks of a strong metallic wall or plate for the purpose of ...
... lock . 8. The application to locks of a safety plug or yielding plate at the back of the chamber formed by such eccentric revolving curtain or ring . 9. The application to locks of a strong metallic wall or plate for the purpose of ...
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