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with an auxiliary hoist to lift the wire reels into the annealing basket. 

 To this hoist, a locating device has been attached together with solenoid 

 operated, internal expanding jaws which engage in the wire reel core, Fig. 



Fig. 25 — Six-ton crane grapple placing basket of wire on annealing base 



24. With safety and facility of operation, twenty-eight reels, a total of 

 10,000 pounds of wire, are loaded into a 56" diameter light-weight perforated 

 steel basket, Fig. 25. 



