A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . Picking Boxen, fig. 540, are employed for the purpose of collecting the prill and dradgeore from the stuff with which it may be mechanically intermixed. These boxes, or trays,are handled by children. They are made of deal, 1 inch thick, of the following dimensions:Length, 16 inches; depth, 7 inches; width at bottom, 7 inches; width at top, 10 inches;and cost about Is. Zd. each. A ledge of wood to serve as a handle is sometimes nailed tothe ends of the box. Wheel
A supplement to Ures Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures, and Mines, : containing a clear exposition of their principles and practice. . Picking Boxen, fig. 540, are employed for the purpose of collecting the prill and dradgeore from the stuff with which it may be mechanically intermixed. These boxes, or trays,are handled by children. They are made of deal, 1 inch thick, of the following dimensions:Length, 16 inches; depth, 7 inches; width at bottom, 7 inches; width at top, 10 inches;and cost about Is. Zd. each. A ledge of wood to serve as a handle is sometimes nailed tothe ends of the box. Wheelbarrow.—The sides, ends, and bottom are composed of deal 1^ inches thick. Theends are mortised to the sides, whilst the bottom is generally fostened by means of nails,and bound with slips of hoop iron at the angles. Hoop iron is also employed to protect theupper edges of the barrow. The wheel is often made of wrought iron, (f round,) and 14inches diameter. Its axes rotate in wrought-iron ears. The extreme length of the sidesof a well-proportioned barrow is 60 inches, depth at centre 9 inches; the ends are inclined,as shown in
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