"The principal working parts of the apparatus are the sheet of boiler plate a (fig. 100), the cylinder c, the piston head p, the screw s, and conduit plate d...f, frame." -Walcott, 1901

Intrusion Machine

"The principal working parts of the apparatus are the sheet of boiler plate a (fig. 100), the cylinder…

The stethometer consists of a frame formed of two parallel steel bars joined by a third at one end. At the free end of the bars is attached a leather strap, by means of which the apparatus may be suspended from the neck. Attached to the inner end of one bar is a tambour and ivory button, to the end of the other an ivory button. When in use, the apparatus is suspended with the transverse bar posteriorly, the button of the tambour is placed on the part of the chest the movement of which it is desire to record, and the other button is made to press upon the corresponding side of the chest, so that the chest is held between a pair of callipers.

Stethometer

The stethometer consists of a frame formed of two parallel steel bars joined by a third at one end.…

The Frame of Medieval Arm-chair was made of iron with no drapery included.

Frame of Medieval Arm-Chair

The Frame of Medieval Arm-chair was made of iron with no drapery included.

The Renaissance bedstead was large in size, it was placed on a podium with a raised head-board. It had a canopy frame that was adorned with drapery and hangings.

Renaissance Bedstead

The Renaissance bedstead was large in size, it was placed on a podium with a raised head-board. It had…

The Renaissance bedstead was large in size, it was placed on a podium with a raised head-board. It had a canopy frame that was adorned with drapery and hangings.

Renaissance Bedstead

The Renaissance bedstead was large in size, it was placed on a podium with a raised head-board. It had…

The back of the Egyptian chair is treated as a frame.

Egyptian Chair

The back of the Egyptian chair is treated as a frame.

The modern decorative easel is a sloping frame with three or four legs. The front and rear are often connected by hinges to enable the angle of the slope to be altered. The front has a small board that can be adjusted to different heights by pins. Painters and sculptors used it, but it was often made as a decorative piece of furniture to hold pictures and portfolios.

Modern Decorative Easel

The modern decorative easel is a sloping frame with three or four legs. The front and rear are often…

The Gable-Opening of a Dormer-Window architectural frame was a 17th century French style frame.

Gable-Opening of a Dormer-Window

The Gable-Opening of a Dormer-Window architectural frame was a 17th century French style frame.

The German 17th century Architectural frame was an oblong shape that was surrounded by an ornate frame that is symmetrical on all sides., without regard to the top and bottom.

German 17th Century Architectural Frame

The German 17th century Architectural frame was an oblong shape that was surrounded by an ornate frame…

The German mirror frame was made in the 18th century. A mirror surrounded by scroll work.

German Mirror-Frame

The German mirror frame was made in the 18th century. A mirror surrounded by scroll work.

This modern frame is French.

Modern Architectural Frame

This modern frame is French.

This modern Tablet Architectural frame was in the style of the Italian Renaissance. It had the general shape of an erect triangle that has a cresting feature, free-ending upwards.

Tablet Frame

This modern Tablet Architectural frame was in the style of the Italian Renaissance. It had the general…

The Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was an oblong shape that was surrounded by an ornate frame that is symmetrical on all sides., without regard to the top and bottom.

Italian Renaissance Architectural Frame

The Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was an oblong shape that was surrounded by an ornate frame…

The German mirror frame was made in the 18th century. A mirror surrounded by scroll work.

German Mirror-Frame

The German mirror frame was made in the 18th century. A mirror surrounded by scroll work.

This pedestal architectural frame was from the Italian Renaissance.

Pedestal Frame

This pedestal architectural frame was from the Italian Renaissance.

The French Architectural frame constructed in 1529 was a lozenge panel (diamond shaped).

French Architectural Panel

The French Architectural frame constructed in 1529 was a lozenge panel (diamond shaped).

The door-panel architectural frame was a square that is surrounded by an ornament that is symmetrical on all sides without regard to the top and bottom.

Door-Panel Frame

The door-panel architectural frame was a square that is surrounded by an ornament that is symmetrical…

The stove-tile architectural frame of the 17th century, was a square surrounded by an ornate frame that is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to the top and bottom.

Stove-Tile Frame

The stove-tile architectural frame of the 17th century, was a square surrounded by an ornate frame that…

This Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was used as the panel of stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore, a church in Venice, Italy. The frame has an oblong shape, surrounded by an ornate design which is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to top and bottom.

Italian Renaissance Architectural Frame

This Italian Renaissance Architectural frame was used as the panel of stalls in San Giorgio Maggiore,…

The German Renaissance Architectural frame had a small niche in the middle or curved out hole as a design.

German Renaissance Architectural Frame

The German Renaissance Architectural frame had a small niche in the middle or curved out hole as a design.

The Desk in San Giorgio Maggiore Architectural frame is an Italian Renaissance style. It was a oblong shape surrounded by an ornate frame that is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to the top and bottom.

Desk in San. Giorgio Maggiore Frame

The Desk in San Giorgio Maggiore Architectural frame is an Italian Renaissance style. It was a oblong…

The Coffer Architectural frame of the German Renaissance, was a round shape that is surrounded by an ornate frame that is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to the top and bottom.

Coffer Frame

The Coffer Architectural frame of the German Renaissance, was a round shape that is surrounded by an…

The Modern French Architectural Frame has an oblong shape in the middle that is surrounded by an ornate design which is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to top and bottom.

Modern French Architectural Frame

The Modern French Architectural Frame has an oblong shape in the middle that is surrounded by an ornate…

The pulpit Architectural frame was a German frame that was dated between 1595 to 1597. It had the general shape of an erect triangle that has a cresting feature, free-ending upwards.

Pulpit Frame

The pulpit Architectural frame was a German frame that was dated between 1595 to 1597. It had the general…

The Modern French Architectural Frame has an oblong shape in the middle that is surrounded by an ornate design which is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to top and bottom.

Modern French Architectural Frame

The Modern French Architectural Frame has an oblong shape in the middle that is surrounded by an ornate…

This modern frame was made in the style of the German Renaissance. It has an oblong shape in the center that is surrounded by an ornate design which is symmetrical on all sides, without regard to the bottom or top of the frame.

Modern Architectural Frame

This modern frame was made in the style of the German Renaissance. It has an oblong shape in the center…

The frame work of a Pennsylvanian barn.

The Pennsylvanian barn frame work

The frame work of a Pennsylvanian barn.

The frame work of a Pennsylvanian barn.

The Pennsylvanian barn frame work

The frame work of a Pennsylvanian barn.

Horsemen, Three Abreast, with Banners, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.

Horsemen, Three Abreast, with Banners

Horsemen, Three Abreast, with Banners, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.

The Savages of Calicut, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.

The Savages of Calicut

The Savages of Calicut, from the engraving 'The Triumphal Procession' by Hans Burgkmair.

Les Heures, an engraving by Geoffroy Tory.

Les Heures

Les Heures, an engraving by Geoffroy Tory.

"Kadsura japonica. 1. a calyx; 2. a head of stamens; 3. a pistil; 4. a section of a seed." -Lindley, 1853

Kadsura

"Kadsura japonica. 1. a calyx; 2. a head of stamens; 3. a pistil; 4. a section of a seed." -Lindley,…

"Cissampelos tropaeolifolia. 1. a female flower; 2. a portion of a fruit, with the seed laid bare; 3. a perpendicular section of a fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Cissampelos

"Cissampelos tropaeolifolia. 1. a female flower; 2. a portion of a fruit, with the seed laid bare; 3.…

The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a heavy blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim's head from his or her body. The device is noted for long being the main method of execution in France and, more particularly, for its use during the French Revolution. The guillotine also "became a part of popular culture, celebrated as the people's avenger by supporters of the Revolution and vilified as the preeminent symbol of the Terror by opponents.

Guillotine

The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall…

The sand screen or sand sifter is used to sift out pebbles, stones, and shells from sand.

Sand Screen

The sand screen or sand sifter is used to sift out pebbles, stones, and shells from sand.

Before the days of sawmills, the posts and beams of a house were manually cut out of logs. In building a frame house the old builders had a tool resembling an ax and called an adz. This is a wood-cutting tool with a curved blade and a straight cutting edge, with a bezel like a chisel.

Adz

Before the days of sawmills, the posts and beams of a house were manually cut out of logs. In building…

Johann Gottlieb Rall (ca. 1726 - December 26, 1776 ) was a German colonel in command of Hessian troops in Trenton, New Jersey. By 1776, Rall belonged to the infantry regiment of the 1st Division under General Phillip Leopold von Heister and commanded approximately 1,200 men fighting for Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War. He was at the Battle of Brooklyn at Flatbush, the Battle of White Plains, the Battle of Long Island, and figured prominently in the Battle of Trenton. At the Battle of Trenton, Rall was mortally wounded and taken back to his headquarters where he died.

<p>"Rall's head-quarters. This is a frame building standing upon Warren Street, opposite Perry, near the corner of Bank Alley. The buildings on the left are also of ante-Revolutionary origin. This house was a tavern at the time, kept by Stacey Potts, the grandfather of Stacey G. and Joseph C. Potts, Esqrs., of Trenton. In a pane of glass, in the front window on the left of the front door, lower story, may be seen a hole made by a bullet, shot during the battle. Colonel Rall died in the front room in the second story, immediately over this window. It is related that a daughter of Mr. Potts, who was at a neighbor's when the firing commenced, was running toward her father's house, when a musket-ball struck her comb from her head and slightly injured her scalp."—Lossing, 1851

Rall's Headquarters

Johann Gottlieb Rall (ca. 1726 - December 26, 1776 ) was a German colonel in command of Hessian troops…

The scarifier is a instrument used for cultivating soil. "a, frame; b, handles; d, teeth; e, wheels; f, draft-hook." -Whitney, 1911

Scarifier

The scarifier is a instrument used for cultivating soil. "a, frame; b, handles; d, teeth; e, wheels;…

This image shows a fire screen decorated with a tapestry. Fire screens are used to reduce excessive heat and began being used to make the fireplace and the wall more decorative.

Fire Screen

This image shows a fire screen decorated with a tapestry. Fire screens are used to reduce excessive…

Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. Architecturally, the choir (alt. spelling quire) is the area of a church or cathedral, usually in the western part of the chancel between the nave and the sanctuary (which houses the altar). A bay is a module in classical or Gothic architecture, the distance between two supports of a vault or the unit of an opening and its framing on a fa&ccedil;ade.

One Bay of Choir, Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English…

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg, also known as <em>Georgsdom</em> or <em>Limburger Dom</em> in German (English: Cathedral of St. George) after its dedication to Saint George, is one of the most accomplished buildings of the late Romanesque style. A bay is a module in classical or Gothic architecture, the distance between two supports of a vault or the unit of an opening and its framing on a fa&ccedil;ade.

One Bay of Limburg Cathedral

The Catholic Cathedral of Limburg, also known as Georgsdom or Limburger Dom in German…

The Cathedral of St Martin (Italian Duomo) is a church in Lucca, Italy. It was begun in 1063 by Bishop Anselm (later Pope Alexander II). Of this structure, the great apse with its tall columnar arcades and the fine campanile remain. A bay is a module in classical or Gothic architecture, the distance between two supports of a vault or the unit of an opening and its framing on a fa&ccedil;ade.

One Bay, Nave of Lucca Cathedral

The Cathedral of St Martin (Italian Duomo) is a church in Lucca, Italy. It was begun in 1063 by Bishop…

A simple oval frame.

Oval Frame

A simple oval frame.

A boy playing a recorder and a girl with a small harp and the word "The End".

The End

A boy playing a recorder and a girl with a small harp and the word "The End".

A front view of a diving helmet. A, Helmet; B, Breastplate; F, Emergency cock; G, Glasses in frame; H, Metal screws and bands; I, Metal tabs; J, Hooks for keeping weight ropes into position; and L, Eyes to which air pipe and life line are secured.

Diving Helmet (Front)

A front view of a diving helmet. A, Helmet; B, Breastplate; F, Emergency cock; G, Glasses in frame;…

"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; c, treadle; e, pitman; d, main driving-wheel; f, band; g, small driving-wheel attached to shaft ... j, take-up lever with roller and stud; k, presser-bar carrying presser-foot; l, needle-bar; m, spool-pin; ... t, drawers." -Whitney, 1911

Singer Sewing Machine

"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; c, treadle; e, pitman;…

"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; ... g, small driving-wheel attached to shaft h; i, take-up cam with set-screw; j, take-up lever with roller and stud; ... m, spool-pin; n, shuttle-pitman taking motion from crank o; p, shuttle bell-crank; q, shuttle-carrier and shuttle; r, thread-guide; s, tension-disk ..." -Whitney, 1911

Singer Sewing Machine

"Singer sewing-machine. a is the frame and cloth-plate or bed-plate; b, arm; ... g, small driving-wheel…

A frame with a spinning wheel in the foregroud. A ship can be seen on the left and a church steeple on the right.

Spinning Wheel

A frame with a spinning wheel in the foregroud. A ship can be seen on the left and a church steeple…

"Frame of a vessel supported by shores." A shore is a "post or beam of timber or iron for the temporary support of something; a prop." -Whitney, 1911

Shores

"Frame of a vessel supported by shores." A shore is a "post or beam of timber or iron for the temporary…

An illustration of an airplane model with an automatic rudder. "a a, Elastic [airplane]; b b, Automatic rudder; c c, Aerial screw [centered] at f; d, Frame supporting [airplane] rudder and screw; e, India-rubber, in a state of torsion, attached to hook or crank at f. By holding the [airplane] ( a) and turning the screw (c c) the necessary power is obtained by torsion." -Britannica, 1910

Airplane Model with Automatic Rudder

An illustration of an airplane model with an automatic rudder. "a a, Elastic [airplane]; b b, Automatic…

&quot;Regency Style; motive from Hotel Soubise, Paris ... in the history of the fine arts in France, a name given to work which corresponds to the Regency (1715-23) of Philip of Orleans during the minority of Louis XV.&quot; -Whitney, 1911

Regency Style

"Regency Style; motive from Hotel Soubise, Paris ... in the history of the fine arts in France,…

&quot;Nichols Rheostat. a, wooden frame; b, tinned iron strip; c, stationary, and c', movable binding-posts; d, copper strip for short-circuiting.&quot; -Whitney, 1911

Rheostat

"Nichols Rheostat. a, wooden frame; b, tinned iron strip; c, stationary, and c', movable binding-posts;…

An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave, frieze, and the cornice. The architrave (also called epistyle or door frame) is a moulded or ornamental band framing a rectangular opening. It is the lintel or beam that rests on the capitals of the columns.

Architrave of Entablature over Doorway at the Great Temple at Philæ

An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns,…

An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns, resting on their capitals. Entablatures are major elements of classical architecture, and are commonly divided into the architrave, frieze, and the cornice. The term cornice comes from Italian cornice, meaning "ledge." Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding which crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.

Cornice of Entablature over Doorway at the Great Temple at Philæ

An entablature refers to the superstructure of moldings and bands which lie horizontally above columns,…

The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain. The temple was built originally 15 km south of Aswan in southern Egypt very close to the first cataract of the Nile and to the great religious center dedicated to the goddess Isis, in Phil&aelig;.

Great Temple at the Island of Philæ

The Temple of Debod is an ancient Egyptian temple which was rebuilt in Madrid, Spain. The temple was…

"Disk- and Drum-sander. a a, frame of machine; b, vertical disk coated with sand; c, horizontal revolving drum coated with sand; d, work-table for presenting work to disk; e, power connection." -Whitney, 1911

Disk and Drum Sander

"Disk- and Drum-sander. a a, frame of machine; b, vertical disk coated with sand; c, horizontal revolving…

"Grolier scroll, the flowing curved lines that surround and interlace the geometrical framework of a design for a book-cover in the style of Grolier." -Whitney, 1911

Grolier Scroll

"Grolier scroll, the flowing curved lines that surround and interlace the geometrical framework of a…

The evolute spiral trellis (garden frame) is made out of wrought iron. It is a wavelike pattern that mimics the waves of the sea.

Evolute Spiral Trellis

The evolute spiral trellis (garden frame) is made out of wrought iron. It is a wavelike pattern that…

The Renaissance strap-work frame was made from bronze tablets. Foliage, palmettes, festoons and garlands of fruit, fluttering ribbons, cherub-heads are frequently added. Strap-work frame was an invention of the Renaissance.

Renaissance Strap-Work Frame

The Renaissance strap-work frame was made from bronze tablets. Foliage, palmettes, festoons and garlands…