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John Muir's Desk Clock
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Drawing of John Muir's invention, the student desk clock, scale 3 inches per foot. The clock lighted his lamp and fire and opened the right book for him to study. At the end of half an hour it changed the book. The built clock resides in the lobby of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Muir, John, 1838-1914
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Fancake Draught
1863
A John Muir sketch of a fancake draught of sawframe with crankshaft in position. Scale two inches per foot. Depth of frame 5 1/2 inches. Speed of crankshaft 550 revolutions per minute.
John Muir Clock
1863
Muir's illustration of a means to record time by use of a star. He titled the drawing "The star hand rising and setting with the sun all the year".
John Muir's Drawing of a Table Saw
1863
A diagram of a table saw, designed and drawn by John Muir.
