 An escocheon to be placed before any of these locks, with these properties : 1. fhe owner (though a woman) may with her delicate hand vary the ways of coming to open the lock ten millions of times, beyond the knowledge of the smith that made it, or of...  The Penny Mechanic, and the Chemist - Page 2031837Full view - About this book
 | Edward Somerset (2nd marq. of Worcester.) - 1746 - 108 pages
...Effects. i 72. t An Efcutcheon to be placed before any of thefe Locks with thefe Properties. 1. The Owner (though a Woman) may with her delicate Hand,...of me who invented it. 2. If a Stranger open it, it {etteth an Alarm a. going, which the Stranger cannot flop from running out; and befides, though none... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 518 pages
...invented by him, fays " an efcutcheon to b« placed before any of thefe Jocks with thefe properties. " The owner, though a woman, may, with her delicate hand,...ten millions of times beyond the knowledge of the fmith that made it, or of me who invented it." * Many attempts have been made to form a machine equal... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 526 pages
...invented by him, fays " an efcutcheon to be placed before any of thefe locks with" thefe properties^ " The owner, though a woman, may, with her delicate hand,...of coming to open the lock, ten millions of times fereyond the knowledge of the fmith that made it, or of me who invented it." » • Many attempts have... | |
 | Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) - 1792 - 780 pages
...him, fays, " an efcutcheon to be placed " before any of thefe locks, with thefe " properties : " The owner, though a woman, may " with her delicate hand...the ways ** of coming to open the lock, ten millions " times beyond the knowledge of the " fmith that made it, or of me who in" vented it." Many attempts... | |
 | Repertory of arts, manufactures and agriculture - 1802 - 556 pages
...same effects. 72. An escutcheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties. 1. The owner (though a woman) may with her delicate hand vary the ways of corning to open the lock ten millions of times, beyond the knowledge of the smith that made it, or... | |
 | Harleian miscellany - 1808 - 588 pages
...effects. 72. An escutcheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties. •1. The owner, though a woman, may with her delicate hand...the smith that made it, or of me who invented it. 9. If a stranger open it, it settcth an alarm a-going, which the stranger cannot stop from running... | |
 | 1810 - 620 pages
...same effects. 72. An escutcheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties. 1. The owner, though a woman, may with her delicate hand...a-going, which the stranger cannot stop from running put ; and besides, though none should be within hearing, yet it catcheth his hand, as a trap doth a... | |
 | George Wither - 1814 - 348 pages
...same effects. 72. An escocheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties : 1 . The owner (though a woman) may with her delicate hand...the smith that made it, or of me who invented it. 8. If a stranger open it, it setteth an alarm a-going, which the stranger cannot stop from running... | |
 | Thomas Lupton - 1815 - 262 pages
...same effects. 72. An escocheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties : 1. The owner (though a woman) may with her delicate hand...the ways of coming to open the lock ten millions of time:), beyond the knowledge of the smith that made it, or of me who invented it. 2. If a stranger... | |
 | 1825 - 458 pages
...ESCOCHEON FOR ALL LOCKS. An escocheon to be placed before any of these locks with these properties. 1. The owner (though a woman) may with her delicate hand...or of me who invented it. 2. If a stranger open it, itsetteth an alarm a-going, which the stranger cannot stop from running out ; and besides, though none... | |
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