I have a book with a picture of a stuffed Turnspit dog. just a sec.... hold on ...
OK, I looked in the book, but I could not find a useful photo credit. I don't have a scanner, but I can take a low quality digital photo and send it to you when I get the chance. Cave canum, Randwulf ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 12:00 AM Subject: RE: [SCA_Coursing] Dog Powered Machinery > > Oooh! Thanks- I've been looking for documentation about turnspit > dogs- some descriptions of them (post period, alas) sound very much > like a modern corgi. :D > > Cait > > ---- Original Message ---- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [SCA_Coursing] Dog Powered Machinery > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 03:41:52 -0000 > >><html><body> >> >> >><tt> >><BR> >>I found an interesting web site about the history of dog (plus goats >><BR> >>and sheep) treadmills. It covers from the 16th century to the >>19th <BR> >>century. <BR> >><BR> >><<a >>href="http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/power/tread.htm";>http://w >>ww.americanartifacts.com/smma/power/tread.htm</a>><BR> >><BR> >><<a >>href="http://www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/ay184.htm";>http:// >>www.americanartifacts.com/smma/advert/ay184.htm</a>><BR> >><BR> >>The 1576 book titled "Of English Dogs" by Johannes Caius >>mentions using <BR> >>dogs to power turn spits and to draw water out of wells, which makes >><BR> >>this article interesting to read.<BR> >><BR> >>Of English Dogs, Johannes Caius, 1576. Reprinted by Beech Publishing >><BR> >>House, 1993. p. 32, 36, 37 ISBN: 1 85736 070 2.<BR> >> <BR> >><BR> >>Lady Rachel of Bhakail, East Kingdom<BR> >><BR> >>History of Canine Carts<BR> >><<a >>href="http://hometown.aol.com/vixensmistress/page1.html";>http://homet >>own.aol.com/vixensmistress/page1.html</a>><BR> >><BR> >><BR> >><BR> >></tt> >> >> >> >> >><!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> >> >><br> >><tt><hr width="500"> >><b>Yahoo! Groups Links</b><br> >><ul> >><li>To visit your group on the web, go to:<br><a >>href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/";>http://groups.yaho >>o.com/group/SCA_Coursing/</a><br> >><li>To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:<br><a >>href="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>ribe">[EMAIL PROTECTED]</a><br> >><li>Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the <a >>href="http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/";>Yahoo! Terms of Service</a>. >></ul> >></tt> >></br> >> >><!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> >> >> >></body></html> > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> In low income neighborhoods, 84% do not own computers. At Network for Good, help bridge the Digital Divide! http://us.click.yahoo.com/S.QlOD/3MnJAA/Zx0JAA/PJ_qlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCA_Coursing/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
