Bucket elevator

device · 1785 · Industrial Revolution

Buckets on a belt or chain lift bulk goods (Evans).

What it is made of

• Roller chain — has part. A chain or a belt.

Principles and materials it uses

• Wood — is made of. The buckets are wooden.
• Iron — is made of. On an iron chain.

Where it is used

• Silo — is part of. Loading.
• Grain elevator — is part of. A bucket lift.

Things built in a similar way

• Conveyor belt — works like. A conveyor with buckets that lifts goods vertically.

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