The Practical Tourist, Or, Sketches of the State of the Useful Arts, and of Society, Scenery, &c. &c. in Great Britain, France and HollandA.S. Beckwith, 1832 - Europe |
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... pieces , and to fall in showers of splintered wood upon the deck . The vi- olence of the gusts induced the pilot to order the anchor to be dropped . But the winds and the waves , which had ar- rested the progress of our gallant ship ...
... pieces , and to fall in showers of splintered wood upon the deck . The vi- olence of the gusts induced the pilot to order the anchor to be dropped . But the winds and the waves , which had ar- rested the progress of our gallant ship ...
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... pieces of a uniform length , suitable for the links . These pieces of iron are bent , like osier twigs , by a powerful machine , to the proper form for making links . After each link is welded , the surface is rendered smooth by smaller ...
... pieces of a uniform length , suitable for the links . These pieces of iron are bent , like osier twigs , by a powerful machine , to the proper form for making links . After each link is welded , the surface is rendered smooth by smaller ...
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... piece of sewing silk . The process of winding , doubling , and twisting these almost invisible filaments , is termed , technically , throwing ; and the product is called thrown or organzined silk . In performing this process , about ...
... piece of sewing silk . The process of winding , doubling , and twisting these almost invisible filaments , is termed , technically , throwing ; and the product is called thrown or organzined silk . In performing this process , about ...
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... piece , at a specific price for each . A pair of scissors , for instance , is forged in one place by the workman , who returns the roughly hammered iron to his employer . These forged parts of the scissors are then put out to another ...
... piece , at a specific price for each . A pair of scissors , for instance , is forged in one place by the workman , who returns the roughly hammered iron to his employer . These forged parts of the scissors are then put out to another ...
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... pieces , each of the length of two pins ; a third person takes several of these pieces between his thumb and fore finger , and applies them to a circular steel grinding - wheel or rasp . The pieces of wire for a dozen or more pins , are ...
... pieces , each of the length of two pins ; a third person takes several of these pieces between his thumb and fore finger , and applies them to a circular steel grinding - wheel or rasp . The pieces of wire for a dozen or more pins , are ...
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