Name/Title
The Painter Hoist, Advertising BrochureEntry/Object ID
2022.059.004Description
An advertising brochure from the Patten Manufacturing Company (formerly Truxal-Painter Manufacturing Company) for their patented Painter Hoist. This two-panel, front and back brochure feature an image of the hoist motor at center on the front. The brochure front is titled:
"The Painter Hoist
-----PATENTED-----
Is designed expressly for brick and
concrete contractors and is guarant-
eed to save money on any job over
one story high. : : : : : : :
[image]
THE CUT SHOWS
HOIST EQUIPPED WITH
WINCH FOR HOISTING TIMBERS
AND WITH PULLEY FOR DRIVING CONCRETE
MIXER, CUT OFF SAW, ETC. : : : : : : :
PATTEN MANUFACTURING CO.
Formerly Truxal-Painter Manufacturing Co.
Chattanooga, = Tennessee"
The interior panels show images of a man sitting on a horse drawn wagon with the motor in the rear titled "Moving the Painter Hoist from Job to Job" and a second picture of the hoist in action on the work site, titled "To Run the Painter Hoist You Use Cheap Labor."
The back panel features an illustration of the entire hoist system at center in a text block. The text reads
"The Painter Hoist
-----PATENTED-----
Operates two platforms; one up
loaded-one down empty : : :
Is started, stopped and reversed by
throwing ONE lever : : : : :
[image]
Driven by Electric Motor or Gasoline Engine
Capacity : 6,000 brick per hour. Lifts 500 pounds 250
feet per minute.
Weight, 1,200 to 1,400 pounds.
CAN BE ERECTED IN TWO HOURS
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This object does contain language meant to portray a stereotyped patois or "Vocal Blackface".Collection
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Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
John Alanson Patten
