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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), F. (search)
ll-known form shown at C, Plate 14, has been superseded by the Mauser gun. See needle-gun. The breech-loaders purchased by the American government between January 1, 1861, and January 30, 1866, were of number and kind as follows: — Ballard1,500Maynard20,002 Ball1,002Palmer1,001 Burnside,55,567Remington20,000 Cosmopolitan959. 27,399J. M. WamplerMar. 6, 1860. 27,723Letort and MathewsApr. 3, 1860. 29,152M. J. GallagherJuly 17, 1860. 30,228F. JonesOct. 2, 1860. 30,372C. O. WoodJan. 1, 1861. 31,050C. O. WoodJan. 1, 1861. 32,653H. SchroderJune 25, 1861. 32,895C. D. SchubarthJuly 23, 1861. 36,571M. MosesSept. 30, 1862. 36,925F. WessonNov. 11, 1Jan. 1, 1861. 32,653H. SchroderJune 25, 1861. 32,895C. D. SchubarthJuly 23, 1861. 36,571M. MosesSept. 30, 1862. 36,925F. WessonNov. 11, 1862. 39,494J. PercyAug. 11, 1863. 39,707C. E. SneiderAug. 25, 1863. 42,648W. H. ElliotMay 10, 1864. 42,649W. H. ElliotMay 10, 1864. 42,698E. T. StarrMay 10, 1864. 43,929G. J. RichardsonAug. 23, 1864. 44,123J. StevensSept. 6, 1864. 44,290W. C. DodgeSept. 20, 1864. 44,312W. D. HillsSept. 20, 1864. 46,054C. E. SneiderJan. 2
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
d by capillary attraction in the fine interstices between the parallel filaments to the flame. Inventors have not entirely neglected the subject, as the following with indicate:— Leslie, October 26, 1858. A wick composed of a single yarn, double-looped. Wortendyke, April 26, 1859. A lamp-wick composed of strands that have received a preparatory twist in one direction are then spun in a contrary direction with and coiled upon a thread, and are then twisted together. Weeden, January 1, 1861. A wick composed of a single strand in a series of single loops. McKee, December 23, 1862. A lamp-wick made out of pulp, and felted or hardened together, instead of being woven, plaited, or twisted, and this whether the pulp be incased in an outer protection or not. Connelly, January 6, 1863. The wick consists of an outside case or wrapper of linen, muslin, or other suitable substance, folded lengthwise over a filling of loose raw cotton, cotton-yarn, paper, pulp, or other subs