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"A fief was conferred by a very solemn and peculiar ceremony called homage. The person about to become a vassal, kneeling with uncovered head, placed his hands in those of his future lord and solemnly vowed to be henceforth his man and to serve him faithfully even with his life. This part of the ceremony, sealed with a kiss, was what properly constituted the ceremony of homage."—Myers, 1905

The Ceremony of Homage

"A fief was conferred by a very solemn and peculiar ceremony called homage. The person about to become…

The first person to vulcanize rubber, a process discovered in 1839 and patented in 1844.

Charles Goodyear

The first person to vulcanize rubber, a process discovered in 1839 and patented in 1844.

"Picture writing of the Tahltan, a British Columbia tribe. The drawing was done in charcoal on the blazed trunk of a tree. The meaning is: 'Using a raft, I shot three geese.'"—Webster, 1913

Indian Picture Writing

"Picture writing of the Tahltan, a British Columbia tribe. The drawing was done in charcoal on the blazed…

"The overhead movement enables the swimmer to throw himself forward on the water, and to move his arms and legs in a nearly vertical instead of a horizontal plane; the extremities working, as it were, above and beneath the trunk, rather than on either side of it."—Pettigrew, 1874

Overhand Swimming

"The overhead movement enables the swimmer to throw himself forward on the water, and to move his arms…

This design of an ironing table allows for unique placement on a door or window.

Ironing Table

This design of an ironing table allows for unique placement on a door or window.

This drawing depicts the use of a sail where perpendicularly placed so that opposing wind provides the necessary thrust to move the vessel.

Lift Sail

This drawing depicts the use of a sail where perpendicularly placed so that opposing wind provides the…

This printing press used a rotating roller to apply ink on the chosen surface.

Printing Press

This printing press used a rotating roller to apply ink on the chosen surface.

This mechanical drawing depicts a cotton press; used to compress cotton.

Press, Cotton

This mechanical drawing depicts a cotton press; used to compress cotton.

This coal sifter was used to sort coal into various sizes.

Sifter, Coal

This coal sifter was used to sort coal into various sizes.

This seeding machine was used to facilitate the process of planting seeds into the soil.

Machine, Seeding

This seeding machine was used to facilitate the process of planting seeds into the soil.

This is a printing press attachment that is used to facilitate the process of feeding paper into a printing press.

Feeder, Printing Press

This is a printing press attachment that is used to facilitate the process of feeding paper into a printing…

This mechanical drawing of a cotton gin depicts internal moving parts, where the machine was intended to separate cotton fibers from seeds.

Cotton Gin Machine

This mechanical drawing of a cotton gin depicts internal moving parts, where the machine was intended…

This is a mechanical drawing depict the top view of a lawn mower.

Machine, Mowing

This is a mechanical drawing depict the top view of a lawn mower.

Each aconite flower has five petals. The leaves are shaped like palms. The roots of the plant should not be left around because they are poisonous and could be eaten by a person or animal.

Parts of Aconitum Napellus

Each aconite flower has five petals. The leaves are shaped like palms. The roots of the plant should…

A cartoon of a man sticking his head inside of a horn, which is being held by a small person.

Man Sticking His Head Inside of Horn

A cartoon of a man sticking his head inside of a horn, which is being held by a small person.

A method of finding the swelling capacity of seeds. Dry beans are placed in a clay cup with holes to let in water. The cup is placed on a pan of water. On top of the seeds is a cup with a piece of wood. On top of this is a three-corned file or iron piece that the iron bar will rest on. The bar is held at eyebolt a at one end. At the other end are iron weights. A ruler is placed at f and is marked where the bar crosses it. (Part of the outer cup is cut away to show the seeds.) When the seeds swell, the bar will rise, resulting in more weights being needed on the bar. At the end, a person ties rope to point b and lifts it to see if he/she can lift as much weight as the seeds.

Seed Swelling

A method of finding the swelling capacity of seeds. Dry beans are placed in a clay cup with holes to…

An hieroglyph-style drawing of a plow and plowman. A plow was a device used to make furrows in the earth for agricultural purposes.

Plowing

An hieroglyph-style drawing of a plow and plowman. A plow was a device used to make furrows in the earth…

The path of current through person receiving a shock from the frame of a machine insulated from the ground. (There is an accidental tree ground on the line and an accidental ground in the winding of the machine.)

Current of Shock

The path of current through person receiving a shock from the frame of a machine insulated from the…

A diagram illustrating one type of time-limit relay. Diagrammatic drawing of a time-limit circuit breaker.

Time Limit

A diagram illustrating one type of time-limit relay. Diagrammatic drawing of a time-limit circuit breaker.

A head looking to the left.

Head

A head looking to the left.

Eight styles of beards from ancient Egyptian paintings.

Egyptian Beards

Eight styles of beards from ancient Egyptian paintings.

In Joinery, a common dovetail joint is the most efficient for joining two boards that meet at a right angle. The edges of each board are cut into a series of alternate projections and indentations, which fit into each other, and which by the bevel of their sides prevent the boards from drawing apart.

Common Dovetail Joint

In Joinery, a common dovetail joint is the most efficient for joining two boards that meet at a right…

After the softening process in the manufacturing of jute, the fibers are about six feet long, and are passed onto the breaker card, where they are reduced in length, finely divided, thoroughly mixed, cleared of impurities, and laid in parallel order. The chief features of the card are a cylinder about four feet in diameter covered with wooden staves filled with steel teeth, and around this cylinder a number of smaller cylinders, known as strippers and workers, also covered with steel teeth. The jute fibers are carried around the large cylinder, being finely divided by the workers and strippers in their course. A doffer roller then strips the elongated lap from the main cylinder and sends it down a broad channel, which compresses it to a strand or sliver about four inches wide. Twelve of these slivers are then fed into the finisher card, which is similar to the breaker, but has finer teeth, and are drawn out into a finer, smoother strand.

Carding Process in the Manufacuring of Jute

After the softening process in the manufacturing of jute, the fibers are about six feet long, and are…

After the carding process in the manufacturing of jute is completed, the jute is taken into the drawing frames, whose function is to draw out the sliver, by means of rollers, to a smaller size, and to straighten or comb the fiber, so as to make it spin into a strong and level thread. Four of the slivers from the finisher cards are put through he first drawing frame, and are discharged by it in one small sliver. Two of these slivers are hen put through a second and finer drawing frame, and further combed and drawn out into one end. The cans of slivers are then taken to the roving frames to continue the manufacturing process.

Drawing Process in the Manufacturing of Jute

After the carding process in the manufacturing of jute is completed, the jute is taken into the drawing…

After being drawn through the drawing frames during the manufacturing process, the jute slivers are put into cans, which are then taken to the roving frames, where the material is again drawn out, twisted, and wound on to the rove bobbins. The latter are taken to spinning frames for the final manufacturing process.

Roving Process in the Manufacturing of Jute

After being drawn through the drawing frames during the manufacturing process, the jute slivers are…

In the last step of the manufacturing process of the jute plant, the material is taken on bobbins to spinning frames of the throstle type, and spun into yarn of various sizes, with a hard twist for warps and a softer twist for wefts. The warp yarns on bobbins are then passed on to the spooling and dressing machines, or are reeled in hanks and bundles for the purpose of being bleached or dyed in various colors for stripes in the fabric to be woven. The weft yarns are taken to the cop winding machines.

Spinning Process in the Manufacturing of Jute

In the last step of the manufacturing process of the jute plant, the material is taken on bobbins to…

A depiction of an ancient pharaoh

Pharaoh

A depiction of an ancient pharaoh

Siege of a city: from the Nimroud Palace, Nineveh.

Nineveh

Siege of a city: from the Nimroud Palace, Nineveh.

Perspective of Shadows.

Perspective Drawing

Perspective of Shadows.

Perspective of Shadows (Figure 2).

Three-dimensional Drawing

Perspective of Shadows (Figure 2).

Circles in a perspective drawing.

Circles

Circles in a perspective drawing.

A drawing of flowers.

Flowers

A drawing of flowers.

A perspective drawing of a building.

Building Drawing

A perspective drawing of a building.

Perspective drawing.

Perspective

Perspective drawing.

Geometrical perspective drawing.

Geometrical Perspective

Geometrical perspective drawing.

Geometrical perspective drawing.

Geometry

Geometrical perspective drawing.

Block perspective drawing.

Block Drawing

Block perspective drawing.

Perspective drawing of a cross.

Cross Perspective

Perspective drawing of a cross.

A detailed drawing of a lion's retractile claw.

Claw

A detailed drawing of a lion's retractile claw.

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4B, drawing frame.

Drawing Frame

Cotton manufacturing. Fig. 4B, drawing frame.

A bicycle, a form of velocipede or highly built wheeled vehicle propelled by the person who occupies it.

Bicyle

A bicycle, a form of velocipede or highly built wheeled vehicle propelled by the person who occupies…

Old Man standing in the middle of a wind gust.

Old Man

Old Man standing in the middle of a wind gust.

The Newport Tower (also known as: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower and Old Stone Mill) is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island (USA). It is commonly considered to have been a windmill built in the mid-17th century. However, the tower has received attention due to speculation that it is actually several centuries older and would then represent evidence of pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact. In the far background is a church. A man s leaning against one of the pillars and a cat is standing between two of them.

Newport Tower

The Newport Tower (also known as: Round Tower, Touro Tower, Newport Stone Tower and Old Stone Mill)…

A sailor with a small girl

Young Sailor

A sailor with a small girl

The village blacksmith.

Village Blacksmith

The village blacksmith.

A blacksmith shoeing a horse while small children watch.

Local Blacksmith

A blacksmith shoeing a horse while small children watch.

Women singing in a choir.

Women Choir

Women singing in a choir.

A woman standing by a creek in what appears to be springtime.

Woman by a Creek

A woman standing by a creek in what appears to be springtime.

An old graveyard with a church in the background.

Old Graveyard

An old graveyard with a church in the background.

A young couple sitting under shady trees.

Young Couple

A young couple sitting under shady trees.

People in a boat landing on an island while the main ship stands along on the ocean during a sunset.

Landing on an Island

People in a boat landing on an island while the main ship stands along on the ocean during a sunset.

An old wooden bridge over a river. The surroundings are set for night time.

Old Bridge

An old wooden bridge over a river. The surroundings are set for night time.

Picture of a child with mother

To a Child

Picture of a child with mother

A snowy hilltop behind houses.

Snowy Hilltop

A snowy hilltop behind houses.

A lone person in the middle of a forest.

Forest Scene

A lone person in the middle of a forest.

A horse drinking from a trough next to a well. An old woman is tending to the chickens and children.

Horse Drinking

A horse drinking from a trough next to a well. An old woman is tending to the chickens and children.

Two men sitting at a table together next to a fireplace.

Two Men

Two men sitting at a table together next to a fireplace.

One of a fleet of sailing vessels. Smaller boats are seen either coming from or going to the ship.

Old Sailboat

One of a fleet of sailing vessels. Smaller boats are seen either coming from or going to the ship.

Young and old sitting in a circle listening to stories. A younger woman holds a distaff. there is a spinning wheel in the foreground.

Story Time

Young and old sitting in a circle listening to stories. A younger woman holds a distaff. there is a…

Drawing of graves with a church in the background.

Graveyard and Church

Drawing of graves with a church in the background.