Patent Model - Lifting Apparatus
Maker and role
George Windship, Patentee
Production date
Sep 12 1865
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Wood, brass, steel
Measurements
9 x 6 3/8" (22.9 x 16.2cm)
Description
Windship's patented invention "consists in the combination of an adjustable lifting-yoke, of a peculiar construction, with a graduated weighted lever, and various devices and arrangements whereby the apparatus is readily adapted to the size and strength of the person using it." (Patent Number 49,945)
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Object number
2015.14.548a,b
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