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Egyptian Bellows

Egyptian Bellows


Egyptian bellows

Ancient bellows consisted of a leather bag in a wooden frame, with a long mouthpiece of reed tipped with metal to preserve it from the heat of the fire. The operator stood with a bellows under each foot. In each hand, attached to the instrument under the foot, was a cord by which he lifted the top side of the bag of skin when it was emptied of air by the pressure of his foot.


Freeman, James M., and Harold J. Chadwick. Manners & Customs of the Bible. North Brunswick, NJ: Bridge-Logos Publishers, 1998. Print.

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