"The piston rods are furnished with racks, or teeth, and are worked by the toothed wheel a, which is turned backwards and forwards, by the lever and handle b. The exhaustion pipe c, leads to the plate on which the receiver stants. The valves v, n, u, and m, all open upwards." —Comstock, 1850

Air Pump

"The piston rods are furnished with racks, or teeth, and are worked by the toothed wheel a, which is…

A freestanding structure designed to hold an artist's canvas or panel during painting. Also may be decorative for display.

Art Easel

A freestanding structure designed to hold an artist's canvas or panel during painting. Also may be decorative…

"A front view of a common English house clock with the face taken off, showing the repeating or rack striking movement. Here, M is the hourwheel on the pipeof which the minute-hand is set, N the reversed hour-wheel, and n its pinion, driving the 12-hour wheel H, on whose socket is ficed what is called the snail Y, which belongs to the striking work exclusively. The hammer is raised by the eight pins in the rim of the second wheel in the striking train, in the manner which is obvious." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

English House Clock

"A front view of a common English house clock with the face taken off, showing the repeating or rack…

In agriculture, a set of harrows is a n implement for cultivating the surface of the soil.

Twenty One Disk Harrow

In agriculture, a set of harrows is a n implement for cultivating the surface of the soil.

A hay rack is a freestanding vertical drying rack. These are permanent structures primarily made of wood, hay racks are often artistically designed and handcrafted

Hay Rack

A hay rack is a freestanding vertical drying rack. These are permanent structures primarily made of…

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

Rack

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

A frame work with pins or hooks on which to hang hats, etc.

Rack

A frame work with pins or hooks on which to hang hats, etc.

A shelf or set of shelves for holding books.

Book Rack

A shelf or set of shelves for holding books.

Farm implement for hauling hay or straw.

Hay Rack

Farm implement for hauling hay or straw.

This is a pen rack intended to house pens, pencils, and other writing utensils.

Pen Rack

This is a pen rack intended to house pens, pencils, and other writing utensils.

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke, clothes maiden, drying rack refers to a frame upon which clothes are hung after washing to enable them to dry. The frame is usually made of wood, metal or plastic.

Umbrella Stand and Rack

A clotheshorse or clothes horse, sometimes called a clothes rack, drying horse, winterdyke, clothes…

"Racking Seizing -- A running eye having been spliced round one part of the rope, the ine is passed entirely round the other part, crossed back round the first part, and so for ten to twenty turns..." -Britannica, 1910

Racking Seizing

"Racking Seizing -- A running eye having been spliced round one part of the rope, the ine is passed…

"An iron rack, formerly used, on which a spit was hung before a fire. A common form was that of a pair of tall andirons fitted with hooks to support the ends of the spit." —Whitney, 1889
<p>Illustration of meat being cooked over a fire.

Spit Rack

"An iron rack, formerly used, on which a spit was hung before a fire. A common form was that of a pair…

A stand is a standing support or foundation which in this case is strictly to hold a camera in place.

Stand for Supporting Cameras

A stand is a standing support or foundation which in this case is strictly to hold a camera in place.