HARVESTING FLAX 



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The 



front elevation of the pulling part of the machine, 

 numerals in each diagram refer to corresponding parts. 



An axle shaft 1 supports the frame gables 2 and carries 

 a series of rollers 3, suitably spaced, and on which the machine 



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travels ; 4 shows one of a series of transverse bars inclined 

 from the front to the rear of the machine. The heads of the 

 bars are curved and arrow-shaped, as shown in the illustration 

 at 5. Mounted upon each supporting and inclined bar 4, 

 are two puller belts 6 and 7, denominated the lower and upper 



