Farlow brass & iron line drier c 1890 stunning display item

£199.00

Maker: Farlow

Model: Collapsible line drier

Approximate year of manufacture: 1885-94

Condition: Good antique

Material: Iron, brass, wood

Length/ diameter: See listing

Country of manufacture: England

Ideal use: Display

TT opinion:
Antique Farlow’s Collapsible Line Drier circa 1885-1894. Stamped on one arm with Chas Farlow & Co, 191 Strand London (dates to 1885-1894). Large heavy duty clamp with butterfly screw, connected to Iron U frame 7 1/2″ long. The line winder can fold flat by unscrewing a wheel that holds a notched brass bar with 2 positions. Nice turned wood handle knob to the winder. Original entry from 1889 Farlow’s catalogue…”A machine for effectually drying lines when wet, made so that the air passes freely through it to every portion of the line, and so drew and preserves it. Each winder is fitted with with a screw clamp, so that it may be screwed on any table. This clamp is arched to receive the scoop of the winch (foot of the reel), which can be placed or removed at wills that the machine need not be unscrewed after once fixing. The great advantage gained in using this winder is that it entirely prevents the kinking of the line, as is usually the case in the old method of winding the line rounds the backs of chairs.

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