Steam-operated swings
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Original Record
| Title: | Steam-operated swings |
| Description: | Patented model of Steam-operated swings, an amusement ride, in American Museum of Public Recreation in Coney Island. |
| Date: | 1930? |
| Location: | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) |
| More Details: |
On verso: American Museum of Public Recreation stamp. On verso: "Patented by I. N. Forrester of Camden, New Jersey, 1883. Instead of the usual oscillating swing operated by exertion of the persons occupying the seats, this inventor provides a power mechanism. The swings are suspended from an overhead shaft which receives an oscillating motion by a system of gearing operated by power. The oscillating shaft has friction wheels with bands, pulling alternately on a cord by the occupants of the seats; the swing is set in motion withour exertion. In operation it was found that certain passangers would cleverly manipulate the cord in the attempt to swing completely over the top; the inventor forstalled this dangerous practice by provideing [sic] brakebands with limit stops, allowing the seats to swing only to a certain height." Title from typed label on verso. |
| Collection: | Coney Island
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| Subject: |
Amusement rides Models (Patents) |
| Institution: | Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Collection. |
| Medium: |
Gelatin silver prints. Photographic prints. |
| Rights: | Copyright restrictions apply to the use of this image. For more information or to obtain a photographic reproduction of this image, contact the Brooklyn Collection at Brooklyn Public Library |
| ID: | CONE 0175 |
