The lever, with a bucket on the end, oscillates back and forth, gathers water from the stream and then moves forward to the bucket to deposit the supply of water. Click in the link below to access the movie, made with our LEGO Movie Studio camera. This ingenius design bodes well for the victims, because it shows careful and intelligent use of the resources. It could also be used for designing plans. Mrs. Hamilton holds the physical model in comparison with the virtual one.
Water drops from the bucket, which is turned forward at an opportune angle, into the cistern.
The gears, levers, pulley, and motor are visible as they work to supply water to our shipwrecked victims.