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Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft, 1556. Artist: Unknown

Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft, 1556. Artist: Unknown

1-152-543 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Reversible hoist for raising leather buckets from a mine shaft powered by an overshot water wheel, 1556. A man in a hut at O opens and shuts water races to stop and start a double row of buckets. From De re metallica by Georgius Agricola. (Basel, 1556).

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  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
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  1. Georgius Agricola: German: Scientist, mineralogist, metallurgist
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  1. Woodcut
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2500x4184
File Size : 30,645kb

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  1. 002052
  1. 002052
  1. 0390001490
  1. 1-152-543
  1. 1152543
  1. 1490
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