The Russian offer was little more than a tempting bit of cheese on the treadle of a Communist trap.
In some poor nations like Bangladesh, human-powered irrigation devices, such as treadle pumps, are becoming commonplace.
It announced that a pilot named Duennbeil had shot his glider into the air with a rubber cable, pumped feverishly at a bicycle-like treadle, flown a yard off the ground for some .
Steam festival a blast of the past Susan Nowak, right, puts together a broom with a foot-treadle machine at one of the displays at the Soulé Live Steam Festival Saturday. Linda Crevitt and Larry Nowak also work on another broom project.
Nov. 3, 2013 - The Meridian Star