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A Hills Hoist in a backyard in Balwyn, Victoria.
A Hills Hoist is a height-adjustable rotary clothes line, invented in Adelaide, Australia by Lance Hill in 1945. It is distinguished from other rotary clothes lines by a crown and pinion winding mechanism allowing the clothesline to be lowered and raised. Hills Hoist and similar derivatives remain a common fixture in many backyards in Australia and New Zealand. It is considered one of Australia's most recognisable icons, and is used frequently by artists as a metaphor for Australian suburbia in the 1950s and '60s.
Although originally a product name, the term "Hills Hoist" has become synonymous with rotary clothes lines in general, throughout Australia.
The Adelaide ironfounders and blacksmiths company A. C. Harley also advertised an mproved Rotary and Tilting Clothes Drying Rack in the Sun Foundry Illustrated Catalogue in 1914. A few years later Gilbert Toyne of Geelong was manufacturing 'Toyne's All Metal Rotary Clothes Hoist' .
History
An early model found in the National Museum
Lance Hill created the Hills Hoist in his backyard in 1945, after returning from World War II. His wife apparently wanted an inexpensive replacement to the line and prop she had for drying clothes.
Hill developed a crown and pinion mechanism attached to the traditional rotary clothesline, and sought a patent for his design. His brother-in-law Harold Ling assisted in starting Hills Industries to market the Hoist. Ling had returned from the war and could not re-adapt to his old job and approached Hill to see if he had work available. Ling and Hill became partners in 1946. Alf Hill, who was Lance Hill's father, provided the start up capital for the business. Production began, in 1946, at a Blacksmith's facility on Glen Osmond Road not far from the Hills' Bevington road home.
Hill's initial patent application lapsed but a second application for the crown and pinion winding mechanism was awarded in 1956.
Features
Key benefits of a Hills Hoist over the old rotary design include the opportunity to raise or lower the height and in some cases fold up and remove the entire structure when required. The crown and pinion mechanism also provided greater load-bearing capacity, enabling the drying of a greater volume of washing, although improved designs and materials later negated this particular advantage.
References
^ a b George Negus on ABC Transcript from 17/2/03
^ The Canberra Times advertisement: Toyne's All Metal Rotary Clothes HoistPublished 12/01/1936
^ Hills Hoist - Inventor Lance Hill Accessed 18/1/07
^ a b The Hills Story Pandora.com, Accessed 18/1/07
^ a b INVENTION - Lance Hill Accessed 18/1/07
^ IP Australia: Patent Example Accessed 18/1/07
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