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From: "HAROLD R. HARRIS" <>
Subject: Re: CHANNEL-ISLANDS-D Digest V97 #96
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 11:21:59 -0400 (EDT)


the swing bridge keeper was a man who used a long metal rod with a
wrench at one end which would fit on a large nut in the middle of
a bridge---small bridges could be turned 180 degree to allow ships
with masts to go through on larger bridges the keeper would use a horse
bridled up to the pole and this would open the bridge----there was an
gear reduction something like winding a clock so it took many turns
to open the swing bridge.hope this of help to you------hrharris

Regards,

Harold R. Harris
London, Ontario
Canada

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