Esmont is a historic home located near Esmont, Albemarle County, Virginia. The house was built about 1818, and is a two-story, three bay, square structure in the Jeffersonian style. It has a double pile, central passage plan.
These three simple machines all alter force in such a way that it makes it easier to move an object. You might not have noticed, but we use these simple machines all the time. Every time you sweep the floor with a broom you're using a type of lever.
Simple machines in the lever family include levers, wheels and axles, What is a wedge? (with narration). It is thick on one end and tapers to a thin or sharp edge the 6a wedge triangular shaped tool, portable inclined plane, of six classical simple machines.