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PORTABLE FOUNTAINS. [CHAP. X. 



by a manufacturer named Plasse, in the Rue 

 St. Honore, Paris. These fountains require to 

 be wound up with a 

 key, as some kinds of 

 lamps are ; and when 

 wound up, they will 

 continue going for an 

 hour. They are made 

 of various materials, 

 and some have the 

 pedestal and basin 

 painted to imitate mar- 

 ble; while others have 

 the pedestal formed of 

 rustic work. Injig. 25. 

 the pipe for the water 

 passes through a crystal 

 globe, ornamented with 

 leaves, and in which 

 there are several co- 

 loured globules, which 

 show 7 a oreat variety of 

 light as the water falls 

 upon the globe. Some 

 of these fountains are 

 so contrived as to have 

 a box for flower pots 

 on each side of the 

 water; and some of 

 them are made large enough to play for three 

 hours after being wound up. All these portable 

 fountains are furnished with a cover to fit on 

 the basin, to preserve it from dust when not in 

 use. 



FIG. 25. PORTABLE FOUNTAIN. 



