Mechanical Devices in the Home
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Mechanical Devices in the Home is by Edith Allen, M. A., Assistant Editor, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The preface says the author's aim has been, among other aims, (1) to give information which will guide householders in selecting and installing the best cooking and heating devices, and (2) to explain the construction of lighting fixtures and how to determine the amount of light. The contents list names chapters on Sewing Machines, Automobiles and Typewriters, among others.
The questions for Part V ask, among others, how a pump lifts water from a well, when a water filter is useful or dangerous and what a pressure tank is. A part headed Laundry Equipment includes a chapter headed Washing Machines.
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- Edith Allen
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- 272
- Language
- English
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- Engineering
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