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Title
Frances Dainty Company ladders for slack wire act
Date Created and/or Issued
1895-1960
Contributing Institution
History San Jose Research Library
Collection
History San Jose Online Catalog
Rights Information
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Description
2 ladders painted silver. Used for balancing and acrobatic tricks on a slack wire. A: 8 rung, wood ladder. Side rails have a v- shaped notch. Has 2 metal rods to secure the rails together cord wrapped around one rung B: 4 rung wooden ladder. At one end are metal pieces bolted to the both sides of each rail. The metal extends 4" beyond the wood rails & are secured together by a 2.5" screw with a winged nut. A metal rod secures the rails together. Cord wrapped around one end of rung.
Type
image
Identifier
870B2ACF-002C-40CB-BC19-834652285625
1999-15-119a-b
Subject
Costumes
Clothing & dress
Vaudeville (LCSH)
Entertainers
Aerialists
Acrobats
Cyclists

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