Inventors . John Ericsson. JOHN ERICSSON 179 miner. Poverty was one of the bits of goodfortune that fell to the lot of the two boys, andamong Johns earliest recollections is that of theseizure of their household effects by the mother was a woman of intelligence and o somewhat acquainted with the literature of hertime. In boyhood John Ericsson worked in theiron mines of Central Sweden. Machinery washis first love and his last. Before he was elevenyears old, during the winter of 1813, he had pro-duced a miniature saw-mill of ingenious con-struction, and had planned a pumping-enginede
Inventors . John Ericsson. JOHN ERICSSON 179 miner. Poverty was one of the bits of goodfortune that fell to the lot of the two boys, andamong Johns earliest recollections is that of theseizure of their household effects by the mother was a woman of intelligence and o somewhat acquainted with the literature of hertime. In boyhood John Ericsson worked in theiron mines of Central Sweden. Machinery washis first love and his last. Before he was elevenyears old, during the winter of 1813, he had pro-duced a miniature saw-mill of ingenious con-struction, and had planned a pumping-enginedesigned to keep the mines free from frame of the saw-mill was of wood; thesaw-blade was made from a watch-spring andwas moved by a crank made from a broken tinspoon. A file, borrowed from a neighboringblacksmith, a gimlet, and a jack-knife were theonly tools used in this work. His pumping-en-gine was a more ambitious affair, to be operatedby a wind-mill. The family then lived in the wilderness, sur-
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