> > Sometimes in old building in Chicago have them too, if you know what > to look for. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Doug > Franklin<[email protected]> wrote: > > Christine Aguila wrote: > >> > >> I was in Athens, Greece for a month in 1989 and saw a > piano delivered to a > >> residence the same way as your chiller. Created quite a > stir and a huge > >> crowd of onlookers. > > > > Many of the older houses in Amsterdam have a "hook and > support" built into > > the building under the eaves for lifting furniture and such > into the upper > > floors by way of balconies and balcony doors. > >
I think the correct term is block and tackle. They generally identify former warehouses, not private homes. A private home wouldn't need to be hauling stuff up and down so often that they needed to build something like that in. They're very common around here - London was once the world's largest port and the river is still lined with old wharves and warehouses which have mainly been converted, but bits of original paraphernalia all help to keep the price up, and look very nice. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
