Water Turbine
Any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum,…
Machine for Grinding
A grinding machine is a machine tool used for grinding, which is a type of machining using an abrasive…
Book Binding
Book binding is the process of physically assembling a book from a number of folded or unfolded pages,…
Rotary Engine
An engine is a machine that produces mechanical force and motion from another form of energy (e.g. a…
Naval Crane
A crane is a lifting machine, generally equipped with a winder (also called a wire rope drum), wire…
Electric Machine for Dynamo
A generator consisting of a coil which rotates between the poles of an electromagnet causing a current…
Fertilizer Distributor
A fertilizer distributor is an agricultural implement used to easily fertilize large quantities of soil.
Weaving Loom
This machine is used to weave cloth, the purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension.
Wedge
An illustration of a wedge made of oak. A wedge is a tool used to separate two objects or portions of…
Pile Driver
An illustration of a pile driver which is a machine used to drive piles into the ground which is what…
Hydraulic Turbine
A turbine that uses moving water to make it work. They are used in hydroelectricity plants.
Compression Pump
A machine used to keep blood and lymph flowing by pushing air through bands or sleeves that are placed…
Concrete Mixer
A machine with a large revolving drum in which cement is mixed with other materials to make concrete
Shuttle Loom
Any loom that uses a shuttle. Most looms use a shuttle of some sort, however there are some shuttle-less…
Apron Milking
The act of removing milk from the mammary glands of an animal, typically cows (cattle), water buffalo,…
Hydraulic Press
Press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston…
Record Phonograph
Machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically…
Hydraulic Motor
Device which converts hydraulic fluid power into mechanical force and motion by transfer of flow under…
Steam Generator
Used to convert water into steam from heat produced in a nuclear reactor core. They are used in pressurized…
Skiving Machine
Machines cut material off moving strips, usually metal, but also leather or laminates, to leave a desired…
Ice Machine
A machine for making ice artificially, as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden…
Internal Combustion Engine
A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands…
Stapling Machine
A machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
Agricultural Cultivator
A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil for aeration and weed control and conservation…
Steam Apparatus
Side view of a steam apparatus constructed by Stephen Hoyt's Sons, New Canaan, Conn.
Right Side of Steam Spraying Machine
Right-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.
Left Side of Steam Spraying Machine
Left-hand side of steam spraying machine constructed by W. R. Gunnis, San Diego, Cal.
Springfield Steam Spraying Machine
Steam spraying machine constructed by the city authorities of Springfield, Mass.
Prospect Park Steam Spraying Machine
Near view of couplings and details of steam spraying apparatus used in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Steam Spray Apparatus
Steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association of New York.
Opposite Side of Steam Spray Apparatus
Opposite side of steam spraying apparatus constructed by the Shade and Fruit Tree Protective Association…
Homemade Jumbo Windmill
"Devices for lifting water are older than written history, and various forms of pumps are used on almost…
Centrifugal Pump
"Some forms of centrifugal pump, however, have been designed for use with horse power and even for windmills."—Government…
A Stitch in Time, Saves Nine
"The house-wife plies her needle and her thread, / Long after idle people are in bed; / The rent is…
Spinning Jenny
"This machine carried a number of spindles turned by cords or belts from the same wheel, and operated…
Arkwright's Spinning Machine
A spinning machine which produced a stronger thread than the spinning jenny.
Spinning Mule
A spinning machine invented by Samuel Crompton. It spins textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent…
Whitney's Cotton Gin
A machine which separated the seeds from raw cotton more rapidly than could be done by hand.
Diagram of a Fanning Mill
A machine used to separate immature seeds from wheat, oats, rye, barley, and other grains. This diagram…
16-Wheel Sub-Surface Packer
"On rolling land it is better to use one that has 3 sections with 6 to 10 wheels per section."—The…
Portable Engine
"A portable engine and feed grinder that saves frequent trips to the Grist Mill."—The Federal Digest,…
First Kind of Lever
"In straight levers of the first kind, the fulcrum is between the power and the resistance, as in fig…