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It was here that the stairway would be, and the passenger elevator, and the rope-drive for the transmission of power from the working to the distributing floor.
Calumet "K" Henry Kitchell Webster 1903
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For Ms. Saril, the slant-4 and rope-drive fit the bill.
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[Illustration: Old rope-drive transmission on Finca Ona.] [Illustration: Hydro-electric power plant on Finca Ona.
All About Coffee 1909
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