The "Jack for Jill" in the 1920s
 

have you guys ever seen ads for a car jack that operated via a chain loop that extended past the front of the car and operated by pulling on the chain, thus avoiding the mess and danger of a traditional jack?

The ads usually portrayed a smiling father in a suit watching his child safely and easily using the tool.

Kinda hard for me to believe the tool was such a breeze...has anyine ever seen one? It was advertised extensively for years.

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I’ll look that up, I’ve never heard of one of these. Once it connects and has load on it it would probably be easy for a child to run the chain, before carrying a load it might be a nightmare.

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Like this? :https://www.alamy.com/hardware-merch...342866797.html

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I'll bet that is it. The original ads gave no detail of the unit itself, mainly a drawing of a proud father wearing a suit, tie, overcoat, hat, etc. watching with a proud smile as his young daughter pulled on the chain. I saw the ads in library-bound copies of Popular Science from that era, I was mainly enjoying "The Model Garage" feature Popular Science carried for a long time.

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i can just here OSHA now looking at that weed a chain. Never mind the child labor laws of today..