Rack and Spool for Holding Rope Coils. (open access)

Rack and Spool for Holding Rope Coils.

Patent for a new and improved rack for ropes. This design "consists in a peculiar construction of frame and arrangement of the spools or reels upon the frame to secure a light and compact structure of sufficient stability to support the required number of rope-coils" (lines 15-19).
Date: September 28, 1880
Creator: Le Roy, Charles Jerome
System: The Portal to Texas History