Mechanics' magazine and register of inventions and improvements . ;, uuov*. tho:/ariiico windd,-it t::!;> v ;vr;??. of no;, :hickscu(;frK -cloudy i;iir, .. •—clearclear iliir MECHANICS MAGAZINE. REGISTER OF INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, VOLUXS I.] JUNE, 1833. {Number & ? Knowledge dwellsIn heads replete with thoughts of other men ?Wisdom, in minds attentive to their , a rude unproritahle mass,The mere materials on which Wisdom builds,Till smoothd, and squared, and fitted to its but encumber wliom it seems t is proud, that he has learn
Mechanics' magazine and register of inventions and improvements . ;, uuov*. tho:/ariiico windd,-it t::!;> v ;vr;??. of no;, :hickscu(;frK -cloudy i;iir, .. •—clearclear iliir MECHANICS MAGAZINE. REGISTER OF INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS, VOLUXS I.] JUNE, 1833. {Number & ? Knowledge dwellsIn heads replete with thoughts of other men ?Wisdom, in minds attentive to their , a rude unproritahle mass,The mere materials on which Wisdom builds,Till smoothd, and squared, and fitted to its but encumber wliom it seems t is proud, that he has learnd so much—Wisdom is humble, that he kjaows no more.—Cowper,. 3fr. Simeon Browiis Method of moving BrickBuildings, [Communicated by the In-ventor for the Mechanics Magazine.]Refebences—a a, timbers placed in dif-ferent directions, according to the construc-tion of the building, so that it may be per-fectly secure ; b b b, the slides ; c c c, theways, on which the slides move ; d d d, thepumps, (so named,) secured by chains to the ways, c c c, and containing the female screws,which are each provided with a shoulder,pressing against the end of the pump ; eee,the propelling screws, which are severallyacted upon by a lever, f. Mr. Simeon Brown, Eastern Hall, Man-hattan Island, has, by the simple apparatusas shown in the engraving, removed several 283 Broicns Method of moving Brick Buildings. brick nouses, varying from one to three sto. gress of the preparations on the 25th of May ries high. As we know that many people with great interest; but unfortunately, just are quite incredulous on this subject, we sub- as the men were proceeding to the actua
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