A poppet is a small human figure or effigy used in witchcraft and magic. Poppets were connected with English witchcraft as instruments of murder since at least 1537, following the drawn out and painful death of Ferdinando Stanley, earl of Derby, in 1594, a wax poppet was discovered in his bed chamber and the conclusion drawn that his death was the result of witchcraft, though no one was ever charged with his death. The idea with wax poppets was that as the wax melted away, so the victim's body would waste away. Sticking pins into the poppet would cause the victim pain, and sticking a pin into the heart of the poppet would kill the victim within nine days of the event. Research Poppet
The metal conical valve, also known as the mushroom valve, or poppet valve is a type of valve ground to make an exact fit with its seat. The contact face is very narrow. As used for pumps and safety-valves, the valve has three or four radiating wings which keep it centred ; but in gas engines it is guided by the stem which moves it. It is probably the best valve for withstanding high pressures without appreciable wear. Research Conical Valve
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