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We immediately sent a representative to find out the difficulty, which was found, as is usual in such cases, in the countershafting, or rather the want of it.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

A labyrinth of shafting, countershafting, hung from the high ceiling, from whose whirring pulleys belts descended to rows upon rows of machines below.

From Youth Challenges by Kelland, Clarence Budington

One important feature in the installation of ceiling fans is the countershafting to the motor.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various

Instead of the usual steam pump, a power pump of some approved design is substituted, and connected to the motor by suitable countershafting to give the required revolutions at the pump.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 by Various