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The Ladders ClipArt gallery offers 29 illustration of step and extension ladders, as well as related images such as ladder brackets, shoes, hooks, and ladder repair plates.

Instead of using ordinary building planks- 2x10's, there are times when the improved extension planks are time savers. They are strong and lighter than ordinary planks in weight. Made in three sizes: 6 feet closed, opens to 10 1/2 feet; 8 feet closed, opens to 14 feet; 10 feet closed, opens to 17 1/2 feet. All are 11 inches wide.

Extension Plank

Instead of using ordinary building planks- 2x10's, there are times when the improved extension planks…

Four legged ladders are used on level land.

Four Legged Ladder

Four legged ladders are used on level land.

The ladder jack is attached to a ladder's rung for placing a temporary platform. It is used by painters and construction workers for jobs above ground level.

Ladder Jack

The ladder jack is attached to a ladder's rung for placing a temporary platform. It is used by painters…

A man and a boy with a ladder.

Ladder

A man and a boy with a ladder.

Ladder bracket on the back of a ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one attaches to the siderails. It is not, therefore, likely to depend upon a defective rung and so it is safer. They are used as shown on the outside of the ladder to hold a plank at the top of two extension ladders in painting roof cornices. It is possible to swing these brackets to a position on the under side of the ladders. There they make an excellent scaffold from which to work on a wall or window frame.

Ladder Bracket

Ladder bracket on the back of a ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This…

Ladder bracket on top rung of ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one attaches to the siderails. It is not, therefore, likely to depend upon a defective rung and so it is safer. They are used as shown on the outside of the ladder to hold a plank at the top of two extension ladders in painting roof cornices. It is possible to swing these brackets to a position on the under side of the ladders. There they make an excellent scaffold from which to work on a wall or window frame.

Ladder Bracket

Ladder bracket on top rung of ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one…

Many of the accidents which occur on ladders in and out of the painting trade are due to broken or rotted-out rungs. These metal plates make a permanent repair easily and quickly.

Ladder Repair Plate

Many of the accidents which occur on ladders in and out of the painting trade are due to broken or rotted-out…

This shelf ladder provides vertically sliding extensions which have rollers at the top and a track for guiding the lower section located on the shelf.

Bifolding Store Ladder

This shelf ladder provides vertically sliding extensions which have rollers at the top and a track for…

Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Expanding Ladder

Steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down

Illustration of an extension ladder. If ladder is leaned against a building, it will form a right triangle with the ground.

Extension Ladder

Illustration of an extension ladder. If ladder is leaned against a building, it will form a right triangle…

A ladder is an inclined set of steps, hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep the two havles at a fixed angle.

Folding Step Ladder

A ladder is an inclined set of steps, hinged in the middle to form an inverted V, with stays to keep…

For safety, a rigid ladder should be leaned at an angle of about fifteen degrees to the vertical. In other words, the distance from the foot of the ladder to the wall should be about one quarter of the height of the top of the ladder. At steeper angles, the ladder is at risk of toppling backwards when the climber leans away from it

Four Wheeled Cart Mount for Ariel Ladder

For safety, a rigid ladder should be leaned at an angle of about fifteen degrees to the vertical. In…

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can be leaned against a vertical surface such as a wall, and rope ladders that are hung from the top.

Six Step Ladder

A ladder is a vertical or inclined set of rungs or steps. There are two types: rigid ladders that can…

The painters' step ladder shows that this ladder is quite like the trestle but has wide, flat steps on one side only instead of round rungs on both sides. When it is necessary to work from a ladder this step ladder is more comfortable because the steps are wider than the round rungs on the trestles and so do not tire the feet so quickly. The sizes of step ladders are: 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 feet long.

Step Ladder

The painters' step ladder shows that this ladder is quite like the trestle but has wide, flat steps…

A step ladder is made out of vertical rungs or steps made for climbing. There are two types of step ladders, one that is hinged in the middle to form an inverted V and can stand alone, and one that can be leaned against a vertical wall.

Step Ladder

A step ladder is made out of vertical rungs or steps made for climbing. There are two types of step…

A portable framework of wood, metal, rope, etc., in the form of two long parallel members connected by several parallel rungs or steps fixed to them at right angles, for climbing up or down

Tall Ladder

A portable framework of wood, metal, rope, etc., in the form of two long parallel members connected…

There is an English type of extension ladder which has a windlass in the bottom section to raise the upper sections by winding the crank, instead of pushing the upper sections up by hand as is commonly done with ordinary extension ladders. A rope is tied to the upper section of ladder at the bottom. Then the rope is passed through a pulley or block at the top of the lower ladder section. Turning the windlass handle winds the rope up and raises the upper ladder easily.

Windlass Extension Ladders

There is an English type of extension ladder which has a windlass in the bottom section to raise the…

These are practically the same type as Long Ladders, plus mechanical devices permit fastening two or three long ladders together, one atop of the other to make them one extremely long ladder. The two-section ladders reach from 20 to 40 feet. The three-section ladders reach from 30 to 60 feet. Some extension ladders have small wheels set into the side-rails at the top of the upper section. These permit the upper ends of the ladder to roll up freely against the side of the house as it is being raised from below.

Extension Ladders

These are practically the same type as Long Ladders, plus mechanical devices permit fastening two or…

These are of the common type. They are used to reach most areas to be painted on exteriors of buildings. Practically all surfaces on one and one and one-half story bungalows and cottages are reached with these ladders without using a swing stage. Also they are often adequate for two-story houses. Of course, one can work faster from planks or platforms on large surfaces; so time is saved by not using long ladders often, even where they reach easily. These are made of sound Norway pine, as a rule, with turned hickory rungs mortised into the side rails and nailed there. Lengths are: 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 feet.

Long Ladders

These are of the common type. They are used to reach most areas to be painted on exteriors of buildings.…

These fasten on to the ladder rungs and hook over the ridge of the roof, giving a secure position to one while painting a roof.

Roof Ladder Hook

These fasten on to the ladder rungs and hook over the ridge of the roof, giving a secure position to…

Type 1, aluminum, offers a comfortable safe experience and is the best choice for general purpose use. The most common types used for house painting is the extension and the step. You will probably need more than one size of each type.

Painters Shutter Trestle

Type 1, aluminum, offers a comfortable safe experience and is the best choice for general purpose use.…

This is a simple little device for use on long ladders which have no more certain footing, sometimes, than a cement sidewalk or brick pavement.

Steel Ladder Shoe

This is a simple little device for use on long ladders which have no more certain footing, sometimes,…

Illustrated are several types of step ladders. These are used for picking fruits from small trees.

Step Ladder

Illustrated are several types of step ladders. These are used for picking fruits from small trees.

A chair that also serves as a stepladder when folded differently.

Combination Chair and Stepladder

A chair that also serves as a stepladder when folded differently.

Illustration of a stepladder that is opened to form an isosceles triangle with the ground.

Open Stepladder

Illustration of a stepladder that is opened to form an isosceles triangle with the ground.

Illustration of a stepladder that is opened to form an isosceles triangle with the ground.

Open Stepladder

Illustration of a stepladder that is opened to form an isosceles triangle with the ground.

The two left ladders are extension ladders. The right ladders are tree ladders.

Tree and Extension Ladder

The two left ladders are extension ladders. The right ladders are tree ladders.

These are two-sided ladders used mostly for interior work, though they are handy too for certain exterior painting tasks. A plank placed on any rung of one and extended to that of another makes a splendid scaffold from which to paint a side wall. Four or six trestles with planks between them make up a scaffold from which a ceiling can be easily reached. Trestles are made substantially like long ladders. Two are hinged and permanently fastened together at the top. Made in lengths of 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet long.

Trestle

These are two-sided ladders used mostly for interior work, though they are handy too for certain exterior…

The extension walk board is a plank or platform that is held up horizontally by a ladder on each end. It is used by painters and construction workers to reach higher levels.

Extension Walk Board

The extension walk board is a plank or platform that is held up horizontally by a ladder on each end.…