a restoration project maybe ,not for me though,but some one might have a use for it


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Its been standing next to the shed for the last 25 years doing nothing but rot and now my mums worried it will fall over .

That should be donated to an industrial museum.

I love things like this, I have a very old, and large (up to 1/2 ton) Avery weigh balance which is about to get the treatment.

Hold one, round two....................... I can still remember how to get it about the streets.

I believe there is a fire museum in sheffield they may be able to find a use for it

http://www.firepolicemuseum.org.uk/

For those interested it appears to be a Baileys wheeled escape. They were used by fire brigades up until the seventies. The ladder lay on the top of the appliance with the large wheels hanging off the back. You needed 4 men to use it. It came in at 1.5 tons and was a bit of a handful. There was a man on each large wheel with the other two men on the handle at the back. The carriage and axle moved on the ladders so you could alter the angle it made with the ground. You steered it by stopping one wheel and moving the other. One man shouted the orders, hence the command "Hold one round two," and he guided it into position. The ladder was then "sited" and extended to reach the window. Capable of reaching a height of 50 feet, they were a very stable ladder and ideal for lots of different ladder based uses. They could also be used as a crane, battering ram, bridge etc. Despite their weight you could get them moving at quite a speed, pushing and pulling it about. You had to watch where you put your fingers and toes as there were plenty of places to get them caught. Not terribly practical and they were replaced by a three piece alloy ladder.

Pretty sure any fire museum would be delighted to take it off your hands.