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.) [2] Coney Island (New York, N.Y.) [3] |
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 [4]
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Subject: |
Amusement rides [5] Models (Patents) [6] |
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 |
Links:
[1] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/sites/default/files/imagecache/fullsize/externals/500a52994dec9f1bcdeda4630e63e2b7&ext=.jpg
[2] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Brooklyn+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[3] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/location/Coney+Island+%28New+York%2C+N.Y.%29
[4] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/collection/Coney+Island
[5] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/a/Amusement rides
[6] http://www.brooklynvisualheritage.org/subjects/m/Models (Patents)