A theatre of machines

Pictures and describes the history of 52 machines such as the clockwork mill, hydraulic spinning-wheel, reading machine, inclined ox-mill, roller-press, horizontal windmill, calendar, multiple spinning mill, expanding bridge, elevator with endless chain, paper-mill, dredging shovel, ornamental fountain with automata, revolving crane, amphibious armored car, mitre locks, watermills, carriage with equilibrated suspension, apparatus for raising wrecks, screwjacks, wrenches, pumps, instrument for keeping the feet warm, automatic fan, fire engine, saw mill, lever-driven ship, diving bell, diving suits, parachute, and more.