 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Science - 1749 - 878 pages
...well liquor' d with Bees-Wax and Oil, and long enough to fall below the Bung-hole, being kept down by a Weight appended ; fo that the Air in the upper Part...of the Barrels could not efcape, unlefs the lower Ends of thefe Hofe were firil lifted up. I fitted thefe Air-Barrels with Tackle proper to make them... | |
 | Industrial arts - 1763 - 1246 pages
...well prepared with beeswax and oil, which was long tnough to fall below the hole at the bottom, being funk with a weight appended, fo that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not elcape, unlei's the lower end of thefe pipes were rirft lifted up. Thefe air barrels were fitted with... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 434 pages
...well liquored with bees wax and oil, and long enough to fall below the bung-hole, being kept down by a weight appended : fo that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not cfcape, tmlefs the lower ends of theie hofe were firft lifted up. 41 The air-barrels being thus prepared,... | |
 | Gerhard Ulrich Anton Vieth - Natural history - 1801 - 248 pages
...well .liquored with bees-wax and oil, and long enough to fall below the bunghole, being kept down by a weight appended : fo that the air in .the upper...of the barrels could not efcape, unlefs the lower ends of thefe hole were firft lifted up. " The air-barrels being thus prepared, T fitted them with... | |
 | Gerhard Ulrich A. Vieth - 1801 - 246 pages
....well liquored with bees-wax and oil, and Jong enough to fall below the bungholq, being kept down by a. weight appended : fo that the air in the /upper part of the barrels could not efcape, 'unlefs.the lower ends of thefe hofe were firCt 'lifted ,up. *' The air.barrels being thus prepared,... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1807 - 782 pages
...well liquored with bees wax and oil, and long enough to fall below the bung-hole, being kept down by a weight appended : fo that the air in the upper part...of the barrels could not efcape, unlefs the lower ends of thefe hofe were firft lifted up. The air- barrels a continued ftream, by fmall flexible pipes... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 726 pages
...leathern trunk or hose, long enough to fall below the bung-hole, and kept down by a weight in such a way that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not escape, unless the lower ends of these hose were first lifted np. These air barrels were made to rise... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1811 - 482 pages
...which was long enough to fall below the hole at the bottom, being •link with a weight appended, so that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not escape, unless the lower end of these pipes were first lifted up. These air barrels were fitted with... | |
 | James Smith - Industrial arts - 1815 - 942 pages
...was long enough to fall below the bung. hole at the bottom, and kept down by a weight in such a way that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not escape, unless tbe lower ends of these pipes were first lifted up. These air. barrels, by means of... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1819 - 424 pages
...leathern trunk or hose, long enough to fall below the bung-hole, and kept down by a weight, in such a way that the air in the upper part of the barrels could not escape, unless the lower ends of these hose were first lifted up. These air barrels were made to rise... | |
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... their descent ; and to let it out again when they were drawn up full from below. And to a hole in the uppermost part of these barrels, I fixed a leathern trunk or hose well liquored with bees... 
