Fire ladder
John Morris & Sons Ltd
Category
Machinery and industrial devices
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Metal, Wood
Measurements
930 mm (Width); 1550 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Manchester
Collection
Lyme, Cheshire
NT 499873
Summary
A set of wooden fire ladders consisting of a frame with three sets of extending ladders, each stored on top of the other. Painted red and standing on a metal frame with large wheels. At the base is a mechanism of cogs flanked by metal handles, two small wheels and wires running the length of the ladders. Two long poles run from the top to the base, terminating in metal pieces with a pierced circle.
Provenance
Original to the house.
Marks and inscriptions
JOHN MORRIS [and] SONS L[_TD] / FIRE ENGINEERS / MANCHESTER / (embossed onto a brass plaque to one side)
Makers and roles
John Morris & Sons Ltd