London : Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman · leaf 401
long fall-rope, are tied to thepole, and to the ladder, near the upper end, so that the side ofthe latter shall be, in all parts and positions, about 3 ft. from thesurface to be whitewashed or coloured; and the fall of the ropeis made fast to the ladder, as shown in the sketch. 3 ft. being about… … Under this arrangement, the man, while on the ladder, canpull it up, or let it down, at pleasure; and thus he has com-mand of the greater part of the front or side of the house fromone station of the ladder; and, by moving the foot of the ladderonce or twice, he may reach at ease the whole surface.…
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