Early Elevator

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This medieval elevator shows the use of two simple machines: wheel and axle on the right, and a pulley on the left. “An elevator of the Middle Ages. History tells us this form of elevator was used in monasteries for hoisting passengers and supplies.” -Hill, 1921

Keywords

pulley, middle ages, lifting, simple machines, wheel and axle, early elevator, medieval elevator

Galleries

Miscellaneous Simple Machines

Source

Hill, Henry Chase The Wonder Book of Knowledge (Philadelphia, PA: John C. Winston Company, 1921)

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