1st Dibs offers for sale <a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/more-furniture-collectibles/collectibles-curiosities/models-miniatures/engineers-scale-model-extending-fire-escape-ladder/id-f_24242572/" alt="this unusual antique" class="on">this unusual antique</a>. The auction site describes it as an engineer’s model of a fire escape that extends lattice girders.

It’s electrically powered, but can also be manually wound. It’s almost 12 feet long when fully deployed—a measurement that I assume includes the wheeled base that rests on top of a flat surface. The prices is $6,168.90 with shipping from the UK to the US at an astonishing $1,999.The antique dates back to 1955. Why was it built? I’ll offer a guess that it was made for salesmen to use to sell to prospective customers.-via <a href="https://www.bookofjoe.com/2022/10/my-entry-20.html">Book of Joe</a>#antiques #scalemodels