The Study of ManG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1898 - 410 pages |
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Page 130
... pieces of wood bent in a semi - circle , the ends of which are fastened to the shafts , the one close behind the pony and the other a little distance behind , and the arches are steadied at the top by a piece of wood running from the ...
... pieces of wood bent in a semi - circle , the ends of which are fastened to the shafts , the one close behind the pony and the other a little distance behind , and the arches are steadied at the top by a piece of wood running from the ...
Page 136
... pieces of stick , and to fasten something over the axis , and a waggon would result . That these whorls are not large explains also the small size of many holy wag- gons . Later , following this model , large waggons were made , and ...
... pieces of stick , and to fasten something over the axis , and a waggon would result . That these whorls are not large explains also the small size of many holy wag- gons . Later , following this model , large waggons were made , and ...
Page 138
... pieces of Plank , pinned together at the Edges like the Head of a Butter Firken , and the Axletree goes round with the Wheel , which having some Part of the Circumference with the Grain , and other Parts not , it wears unequally , and ...
... pieces of Plank , pinned together at the Edges like the Head of a Butter Firken , and the Axletree goes round with the Wheel , which having some Part of the Circumference with the Grain , and other Parts not , it wears unequally , and ...
Page 139
... piece . The only difference between the wheels of this cart and those of our second " missing link , " as it may be ... pieces of wood . Owing to the small size of the wheels the shafts are inclined at a great angle , and in order to get ...
... piece . The only difference between the wheels of this cart and those of our second " missing link , " as it may be ... pieces of wood . Owing to the small size of the wheels the shafts are inclined at a great angle , and in order to get ...
Page 141
... pieces nailed to the wood . The distance between the wheels is 3 ft . 2 ins . ' But the cart is , so to speak , only half fledged ; it moves along slowly and heavily on its small , solid wheels . The evolution of the spoke - wheel was ...
... pieces nailed to the wood . The distance between the wheels is 3 ft . 2 ins . ' But the cart is , so to speak , only half fledged ; it moves along slowly and heavily on its small , solid wheels . The evolution of the spoke - wheel was ...
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