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BOOK X. 



A— An artificer tamping the crucible with a rammer. B— Large rammer. 

 C— Broom. D— Two smaller rammers. E— Curved iron plates. F— Part of 

 A wooden strip. G— Sieve. H— Ashes. I— Iron shovel. K— Iron plate. 

 L— Block of wood. M— Rock. N— Basket made of woven twigs. O— Hooked 

 BAR P— Second hooked bar. Q— Old linen rag. R— Bucket. S— Doeskin. 

 T— Bundles of straw. V— Wood. X— Cakes of lead alloy. Y— Fork. 

 Z— Another workman covers the outside of the furnace with lute where the 

 dome fits on it. AA— Basket full of ashes. BB— Lid of the dome. CC— The 

 assistant standing on the steps pours charcoal into the crucible through the 

 hole at the top of the dome. DD— Iron implement with which the lute is 

 beaten. EE— Lute. FF — Ladle with which the workman or master takes a 

 SAMPLE. GG— Rabble with which the scum of impure lead is drawn off. HH— 

 Iron wedge with which the silver mass is raised. 



