 They consisted of a 140. leathern bag, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the operator standing upon them with one under each foot and pressing them alternately,...  A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians - Page 316de John Gardner Wilkinson - 1878Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | John Gardner Wilkinson - 1837 - 460 pages
...of a leather bag, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended, for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the...alternately, while he pulled up each exhausted skin with u string he held in his hand. In one instance we observe from the painting, that when the man left... | |
 | William Goodhugh, William Cooke Taylor - 1841 - 744 pages
...frame, from which a long pipe extended, for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feer, the operator standing upon them, with one under each...while he pulled up each exhausted skin with a string which he held in his hand. "Our common bellows, consisting of two boards joined together by a piece... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 352 pages
...consisted of a leather bag, sewed and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the...alternately, while he pulled up each exhausted skin by a string. (See the preceding cut.) In one instance, we observe from the painting, that when the... | |
 | John Kitto - 1845 - 932 pages
...of a leathern bag, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the...he pulled up each exhausted skin with a string he beld in his hand. In one instance it is observed from the painting, that when the man left the bellows... | |
 | John Kitto - 1849 - 842 pages
...of a leathern bag, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the...with a string he held in his hand. In one instance it is observed from the painting, that when the man left the bellows they were raised as if filled... | |
 | John Kitto - 1851 - 922 pages
...secured anil fitted into a frame, from which a lung pi[>e extended for carrying the wind to the lire. They were worked by the feet, the operator standing...with a string he held in his hand. In one instance it is observed from the painting, that when the man left the bellows they were raised as if filled... | |
 | John Kitto - 1854 - 928 pages
...represented in a tomb at Thebes which bears the name of Thothmes III. They consisted of a leathern standing upon them with one under each foot and pressing...pulled up each exhausted skin with a string he held in hu hand. In one instance it is observed from th« painting, that when the man left the bellows they... | |
 | James Austin Bastow - 1859 - 772 pages
...leather bag, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended, for carrying the wind into the fire. They were worked by the feet, the operator...while he pulled up each exhausted skin with a string which he held in his hand." It is probable that such bellows are alluded to by the prophet. (Jer. vi.... | |
 | John Parker Lawson - 1866 - 846 pages
...of a leather bag, secured and fitted into a frame from which a long pipe extended, for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet ; the...while he pulled up each exhausted skin with a string which he held in his hand. In one instance we observe from the painting, that when the men left the... | |
 | William Smith - 1868 - 1090 pages
..." of a leather, secured and fitted into a frame, from which a Ions; pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the...each foot, and pressing them alternately while he polled up each exhausted skill with a string he held in his hand. In one instance we observe from the... | |
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