10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THUMBSTALL»
Discover the use of
thumbstall in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
thumbstall and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cinderella in America: A Book of Folk and Fairy Tales
They continued their journey and the one who had received the thumbstall said,
as he put the thumbstall down over his thumb, "What use have I for this?"
However, when he had pulled the thumbstall down over his thumb, he became
invisible.
William Bernard McCarthy, 2007
2
101 +10 New Science Games: Learning science with fun
Articles Required: A pencil, cylinderofcotton reel,sheet of paper, thumbstall, pair
of scissors and a pin. First of all, draw lines as shown in the figure here, and on
one end make the face ofa snake. Once the figure is ready, cut alongwith thisline
...
The Dean of Thumbstall is just deceased. My poor prisoner is dreaming of filling
up his time by becoming Dean of .Thumbstall. I close the window. One more look
I give — a long, earnest look — and then my feelings overcome me, and I weep.
Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, 1857
4
Instruction for field artillery
3 on the right of the piece, indicates the following objects, and explains their uses
: Tcbe-poucii ; Thumbstall ; Priming wire ; Gunners' gimlet ; Friction primer;
Lanyard: lanyard hook; Vent: vent field ; Breech : cascabel, knob, and mck of
caseahel ...
United States. War Dept, 1863
5
The New Monthly Magazine
The sounds of " Deanery of Thumbstall" reach me. Yes — yes — I know to what
those words refer. My victim is at present rector of Breakbone, head master of
Breakbone College, and chaplain to the Earl of Breakbone. The Dean of
Thumbstall ...
6
Sacred Archaeology: A Popular Dictionary of Ecclesiastical ...
THUMBSTALL TIPPET. 577 Monreale and Palermo the kings, having legatine
power, occupied enormous thrones near the altar. In Spain, since the fifteenth
century, except at Barcelona, the throne is at the west end of the choir. Rodez
retains ...
Mackenzie Edward Charles Walcott, 1868
7
The 1864 Field Artillery Tactics
3 on the right of the piece, indicates the following objects, and explains their uses
: TUBE-POUCH ; THUMBSTALL ; PRIMING VIRE ; GUNNERS' GIMLET ;
FRICTION PRIMER; LANYARD: lanyard hook; VENT: vent field; BREECH:
cascabel, ...
William Henry French, William Farquhar Barry, Henry Jackson Hunt, 1864
8
Instruction for Field Artillery, Horse and Foot. Translated ...
3 on the right of the piece, indicates the following objects, and explains their uses
: TUBE-POUCH; THUMBSTALL; PRIMING WIRE; Gunmans' GIMLET; Fulc'rios
PRIMER; LANYARD: lanyard hook; VENT: ventficld; BREECII: cascabcl, knob, ...
United States. Department of War, Robert Anderson, William Farquhar BARRY, 1864
9
The Army in Transformation, 1790-1860
He wore a heavy leather thumbstall to avoid burning his thumb on the hot barrel
of the gun, and he kept the vent closed until Number 2 had inserted the powder
bag for the next shot. Keeping the vent closed was of vital importance to the gun ...
So that was the secret of the thumbstall that had puzzled me for so long. I had
formed many a theory to account for it, and had to discard them all. Seeing the
amount Uncle John smoked, and that he always used cut plug, cutting it upin
thepalm ...
9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THUMBSTALL»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
thumbstall is used in the context of the following news items.
'My own design': Skaneateles quilter Linda Chow featured at …
The Schweinfurth exhibition is her first big display, Chow said, but she belongs to the Towpath Quilt Guild and just joined the Thumbstall Quilt Guild, and has ... «Auburn Citizen, Oct 14»
Yubi Nobiiri, 'Stylus Like' Giant Silicone Thumb, Could This Be the …
Thanko explains on its website that the thumbstall is perfect to use on trains, since smartphone users only have one hand available with the other holding on to a ... «Franchise Herald, Sep 14»
Union Springs veteran honored with quilt of valor at New York State …
Mark Casler, second from left, speaks during a Thumbstall Quilt Guild presentation for his son, U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Casler, at the New York State Fair Thursday. «Auburn Citizen, Aug 14»
Skaneateles Quilt Show presents a thriving community of quilters
The theme for the 34th biennial Thumbstall Quilt Guild Show at Skaneateles High School last weekend was "Star Spangled Quilts," celebrating the 200th ... «The Post-Standard, Jul 14»
Hobby becomes service for members of Thumbstall Quilt Guild in …
Thumbstall Quilt Guild member Sueanne Hopkins presents a Quilt of Valor quilt to her brother-in-law John Seamans, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam ... «Auburn Citizen, Jun 14»
Lincoln: Remembering Jenna Hinman, mothers and veterans
This quilt was sewn by Fabius Schoolhouse Quilters and presented to the Thumbstall Quilt Guild. Nationally, over 100,000 Quilts of Valor have been presented ... «Auburn Citizen, May 14»
Living Historian Has Experience With Cannon Accidents
The firing procedure is that one man stands at the right rear of the breech wearing a thumbstall, a leather cover on the thumb of his left hand. His job is to hold ... «Civil War News, Apr 14»
Thumbstall Quilt Guild receives funds for Quilt of Valor program
Thumbstall Quilt Guild recently was the recipient of $900 to help them as they continue their Quilt of Valor (QOV)program. The guild members use their love of ... «Auburn Citizen, Jun 13»
Cannon fire echoes at Fort Defiance
One crewman reams to bore of the cannon with a spiral wire; another runs a wet sponge through the barrel while a another uses his thumb (with the thumbstall) ... «Business Clarksville, Mar 10»
