1it in this case, when it used formerly to be produced at Puteoli from lead
alone when melted by a fierce fire in the cupellation furnace.8 Afterward
these cakes of lead are carried into the lead store-room.
alone when melted by a fierce fire in the cupellation furnace.8 Afterward
these cakes of lead are carried into the lead store-room.
The cakes of copper, put into wheelbarrows, are carried into the third
part of the building, where each is laid upon a saddle, and is broken up by
the impact of successive blows from the iron-shod stamp. This machine
is made by placing upon the ground a block of oak, five feet long and three feet
part of the building, where each is laid upon a saddle, and is broken up by
the impact of successive blows from the iron-shod stamp. This machine
is made by placing upon the ground a block of oak, five feet long and three feet
A—BLOCK OF WOOD. B—UPRIGHT POSTS. C—TRANSVERSE BEAMS.
D—HEAD OF THE
STAMP. E—ITS TOOTH. F—THE HOLE IN THE STAMP-STEM. G—IRON BAR. H—MASSES
OF LEAD. I—THE BRONZE SADDLE. K—AXLE. L—ITS ARMS. M—LITTLE IRON AXLE.
N—BRONZE PIPE.
wide and thick; it is cut out in the middle for a length of two feet and two
palms, a width of two feet, and a depth of three palms and two digits, and is
open in front; the higher part of it is at the back, and the wide part lies flat
in the block. In the middle of it is placed a bronze saddle. Its base
is a palm and two digits wide, and is planted between two masses of
lead, and extends under them to a depth of a palm on both sides.
The whole saddle is three palms and two digits wide, a foot long, and
STAMP. E—ITS TOOTH. F—THE HOLE IN THE STAMP-STEM. G—IRON BAR. H—MASSES
OF LEAD. I—THE BRONZE SADDLE. K—AXLE. L—ITS ARMS. M—LITTLE IRON AXLE.
N—BRONZE PIPE.
wide and thick; it is cut out in the middle for a length of two feet and two
palms, a width of two feet, and a depth of three palms and two digits, and is
open in front; the higher part of it is at the back, and the wide part lies flat
in the block. In the middle of it is placed a bronze saddle. Its base
is a palm and two digits wide, and is planted between two masses of
lead, and extends under them to a depth of a palm on both sides.
The whole saddle is three palms and two digits wide, a foot long, and