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pillow block1814
pillar block1827
stop-plate1837
step-bearing1873
step1875
1873 J. RichardsOn Arrangem. Wood-working Factories 149 The step-bearings for these machines should be as long and nearly as large in diameter as the top bearings.
1885 J. G. HornerPattern Making 226 The guide-ring plate E, carries the step bearing of the turbine shaft.