Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft, 1556. Artist: Unknown

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Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft powered by an overshot water wheel, 1556. A man in a hut at O opens and shuts water races to stop and start a double row of buckets. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556).

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Photo credit: © Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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