Search Results for: Simple Machines

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	Fire Engine (pump) 1926.11.02 This fire "engine" required workers to operate it and pump water on the fire.
	Auger Bit c. 1850 1953.15.01.01 The auger bit is used to bore holes in wood.
	Hand Hewn Pulley c. 1850 1954.07.01 A pulley and a rope create a simple machine to lift or pull heavy materials.
	Sewing Machine 1860-1870 1958.11 This small sewing machine may have been produced locally by one of the many small area sewing machine companies in the 19th century.
	Wagon Jack 1883 1967.07.02 A wagon jack was used to raise the wagon in order to repair or change a wheel.
	Patent Model of Plow c. 1840 1977.44 This model of a plow was made by Dexter Pierce of Montague, Massachusetts. The Patent Law of 1836 required that any request for a patent had to be accompanied with a model.
	Broad Ax 1925.11.06.01 A broad ax is used to shape a round tree trunk into a square or rectangular timber.
	Wood Mounted Bit 2000.20.513 The bit was used, with a brace, to bore holes into wood.
	Gluing Clamp 1850-1875 2000.20.514 This clamp acted as a "third hand" for the woodworker, holding the wooden piece or object while the glue dried.
	Ditch Plow 1780-1820 1999.13.514 Farmers who specialized in growing root crops like potatoes used plows like this.

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