. Cassier's magazine. FIG. 7.—AN ELECTRIC WINCH MADE BY THE SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., NEW YORK. CAPACITY 12,000 LBS. PULL AT A SPEED OF 10 FEET PER MINUTE banana conveyor (see Figs. 2 and 3),a labour-saving device without which nomodern fruit-receiving pier is long belt, carrying canvas pockets, isso arranged that one end may be intro-duced into the hold of a steamer throughthe hatchway and the other located con-tiguous to the railway tracks which ex-tend onto the wharf. A n electric motor,properly geared, keeps this band in con-tinuous motion; the bunches of bananas,in the ships hold,
. Cassier's magazine. FIG. 7.—AN ELECTRIC WINCH MADE BY THE SPRAGUE ELECTRIC CO., NEW YORK. CAPACITY 12,000 LBS. PULL AT A SPEED OF 10 FEET PER MINUTE banana conveyor (see Figs. 2 and 3),a labour-saving device without which nomodern fruit-receiving pier is long belt, carrying canvas pockets, isso arranged that one end may be intro-duced into the hold of a steamer throughthe hatchway and the other located con-tiguous to the railway tracks which ex-tend onto the wharf. A n electric motor,properly geared, keeps this band in con-tinuous motion; the bunches of bananas,in the ships hold, are laid into the mov-ing canvas pockets, and are thus ele-vated and conveyed to a point oppositethe door of the freight car, where theyare removed and hung or piled in thecar for shipment. Formerly these bunches were broughtout by labourers, a large number ofwhom were employed for carrying onthe work. In raising the bunches ofbananas onto their shoulders, carrying. FIG. 8.—AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DOUBLE ICE-CREAM FREEZER, MADE BY F. E. WHITNEY, BOSTON, MASS. THE MOTOR IS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC MAKE SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR USES 297 -
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