Patent Model - Improvement in Fire-Escape Ladders
Maker and role
William Clark, Patentee
Benjamin Bowman, Patentee
Silas Bowman, Patentee
Production date
Apr 30 1878
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, string, wire
Measurements
12 1/2 x 10 x 8" (31.8 x 25.4 x 20.3cm)
Description
The improvement to this patented fire-escape ladder
was it “having a closed sectional ladder, each section
constructed to form a central slideway, with steps on
each side thereof, and the railings on the sides…” (Patent Number 203,199)
was it “having a closed sectional ladder, each section
constructed to form a central slideway, with steps on
each side thereof, and the railings on the sides…” (Patent Number 203,199)
Collection
Object number
61.47.413
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