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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 104

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    Out of this there is a short handle by which the wheel is turned. A belt goes around the wheel and there is an iron article the shape of a reel down under the wheel around which the belt goes.
    The bottom of the fan is like the top but there is no handle on it and only half the circle is visible.
    The faster the wheel is turned the faster the baters'' turn and make more under which passes through a pipe.
    On the hearth there is a square grating and the wind comes up ghrough it and lights up the fire.
    Eily O'Donnell
    137 Faythe
    Wexford
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily O Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Faythe, Co. Wexford