HYDRAULIC PRESS AND HYDRAULIC CAPSTAN. 



The upper figure shows Bramah's original hydraulic pump and press, now pre- 

 served in the South Kensington Museum, London. The machine was constructed 

 in 1796 by Joseph Bramah to demonstrate the principle of his hydraulic press. 

 The discrepancy in size between the small lever worked by hand and the enormous 

 lever carrying a heavy weight gives a vivid impression of the gain in power through 

 the use of the apparatus. The lower figure shows the hydraulic capstan used 

 on manv modern shins, in which the same Drinciole is utilized. 



