Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 July 1913 — Fold Stair Device. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Fold Stair Device.

An ingenious invention that is a great space saver is the folding stair designed by a Kansas man. As will be seen in the illustration, this stair works on the lazy-tong principle and is drawn up or extended at will by

means of gears. By turning the crank that operates the gear, however, the stair is extended, pushes its way through the spring doors and comes down to the floor below, where It rests on rollers. With the hand rail for a support (me may then it in safety. The device is rather hard on *book agents and bill collectors. — Philadelphia Record.