Pinned cylinder and shaduf: what they have in common

1. Step 1. Pinned cylinder — inspired — Bouchon’s loom. Bouchon, the son of an organ maker, carried the idea of a recorded sequence over to punched tape.
2. Step 2. Bouchon’s loom — has part — Loom. The loom as the base.
3. Step 3. Loom — uses — Plant fibre. Cloth is woven from threads spun from fibres.
4. Step 4. Plant fibre — is material for — Rope. Rope is twisted from plant fibres.
5. Step 5. Rope — is used in — Well. Water was raised with a bucket on a rope.
6. Step 6. Well — uses — Shaduf. Or with a well sweep.

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