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Tem′per-ing-wheel.

A device for inking and tempering clay for making brick, etc. The wheel is of cast-iron, and revolves on an axis, one end of which is pivoted to an upright in the center of a circular pit, and the other has means of attachment for a horse or horses. A rack and gear-wheels connected with the axle cause the wheel to alternately approach and recede from the center of the pit dur- [2529] ing its onward movement, exposing every part of the clay to its action.

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