Hills Hoist
The Hills Hoist is a rotary clothes line fitted with a hoist operated by a crown and pinion winding mechanism which allows the frame to be raised and lowered. It was developed and marketed by Lance Hill in 1945 after he returned from the war.

Hills Hoist
A man called Lance Hill decided to make a less expensive rotary clothesline.

Lance Hill
Lance Hill invented the Hill's Hoist because his wife asked him if he could think of something better than the old clothes line and prop that she had.

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Australian Inventions

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