Hand powered washing machine.
Turning the wheel in one direction made the agitator inside the tub move backwards and forwards. The gear on the shaft attached to the wheel moves the "flat cog" one way, upon reaching the end it drops down and goes the other way. When it reaches the other end it lifts the "flat cog" and moves it back the other way. Hard to describe, but once you see it work, quite ingenious. On display at the Farm Shed, Kadina.
Hand powered washing machine.
Turning the wheel in one direction made the agitator inside the tub move backwards and forwards. The gear on the shaft attached to the wheel moves the "flat cog" one way, upon reaching the end it drops down and goes the other way. When it reaches the other end it lifts the "flat cog" and moves it back the other way. Hard to describe, but once you see it work, quite ingenious. On display at the Farm Shed, Kadina.