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House Garden 
The 
DECORATIVE QUALITY 
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WELL-HEAD DEVICES 
A n adaptation of a familiar type. The ivheel 
operates an endless chain of little buckets 
which produce an even flow of water. It is 
best suited to shallow wells with short lifts 
This well-head hood reflects the fine lines 
and simplicity of Us house, a splendid 
example of the 1840 neo-classic revival. The 
home of Richardson Wright, Silver Mine, Cl. 
centuries ago, is probably the most primitive device for 
lifting water from wells.^ It is probably, also, the most 
picturesque 
There is nothing anachronistic about a ha7td pump if you 
have a well as co^wemiently situated as this 07ie, and fro7n 
which ice cold water can be drawn on the maddest of 
midsummer days 
