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Sliding poles

Scope note

Use for vertical poles in fire stations positioned to facilitate getting firefighters quickly and safely from their sleeping quarters to their vehicles; invented in the United States in the late 1870s.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000260369

Broader Terms used

<public building fixtures>

Term used for

poles, sliding

Equivalent Terms used

sliding pole

Created

13yrs ago

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