Levers

Examples

• This had originally consisted of two levers, placed side by side. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• To stop the locomotive, the armature circuit was opened by the main switch, stopping the flow of current, and then brakes were applied by long levers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Among these, are siphon pumps, the force pump of Ctesibius, a fire-pump, having two cylinders, and two pistons, valves, and levers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• I lay at full length along the deck with the levers and buttons of control before me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• Thus some very high wheels, with a small wheel in front, or one behind, wheels with levers in addition to the crank, etc. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The first organized typewriter in which separate key levers were provided for each type is a French invention. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The circular index plate _n_ had marked on it opposite the respective levers the letters and characters represented by said levers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• You are the levers of the Circumlocution Office, and the rulers of men. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• He grasped the levers, spoke a few words of instruction to his passenger, seated beside him, and gave the word to release the machine. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• It was the clank of the levers and the swish of the leaking cylinder. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• One of the most useful levers of this type is the wheelbarrow (Fig. 99). Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The outer rolls _d e_ are pressed against the inner ones _a c_ by a system of weighted levers, and scrapers below remove the crushed grain from the periphery of the rolls. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The paper is held stationary, and the whole nest of levers was moved over the paper for each letter printed. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• It had a series of finger keys connected with printing levers which were arranged in a circle, and struck at a common center. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the second century before Christ, the Egyptians had pumps worked by levers to put out their fires. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• The first American improvement was invented by George Clymer, of Philadelphia, in 1817, the power being an improved lever consisting of three simple levers of the second order. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• He lay a little forward of where I stood at the levers, and thus he faced the stern of the vessel as he addressed me. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
• In 1798 the Earl of Stanhope had a cast-iron frame made to replace the wooden one and added levers to give more power to the pressman. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• I implored the colonel to let me out, but the remorseless clanking of the levers drowned my cries. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
• Upright key levers _s_ are arranged in a circle around a circular plate _n_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Hammers (Fig. 102), tack-lifters, scissors, forceps, are important levers, and if you will notice how many different levers (fig. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• So they attached levers, pulleys, ratchets and windlasses, until at last they reached the size of the great siege cross-bows, weighing eighteen pounds. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• In the latter the whole carriage and system of type levers move over the book. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The printing levers were arranged in a circle in pairs, one riding on the top of the other. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The hammers A are constructed as elbow levers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• When the operator pressed a key, the two printing levers of each pair answering to the letter key were brought together, the paper being between them. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• He apparently had given no conscious thought either to his hands or to the levers. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• He became thoroughly familiar with the intricacies of fire-box, boiler, valves, levers, and gears, and liked nothing better than to handle the locomotive himself during the run. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.

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