98 FAKM APPLIANCES. 



ing the crank backward. Various forms of brakes have 

 been devised. Figure 122 shows the construction and oper- 

 ation of one. Two opposite corner pieces, p, extend six 

 feet high above the platform, and a diagonal piece connect- 



Fig. 122. IMPROVED WINDLASS. 



ing their upper ends supports a grooved pulley carrying 

 the lifting rope. A hook, h, turning on a pivot, is thrown 

 over the lever #, and slid along it far enough to hold the 

 brake against the windlass firmly, when the hand is re- 

 moved. A swinging iron rod catches in the small pin on 

 the top of the bucket as it rises, and tips the water into 

 the spout. With these little additions, a windlass and 

 bucket are better than a pump, as the water is drawn 

 fresh, with no tainting from the pump log. The actual 

 force required to raise the same water is less with the 

 windlass than with the pump, as less power is required 

 than is wasted in the friction of the close fitting valves 

 of the pump, and the friction of the water against the 

 side of the tube. 



WELL-CURB OF STATES. 



Figure 123 is a very strong and durable curb made of 

 staves. A cooper can make it, setting up the staves, 



