190 RESTRAINT OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 



Price's Equine Operating Table. 



The Price table, Figure 210, represents one of the earlier 

 American designs of operating tables. The table top (a) is 

 9x6 I/O feet, heavily padded, and covered with painted canvas. 

 This top is made of hardwood planks two inches thick, tongued 

 and grooved to match. The table top is equipped with three heavy 

 canvas body girths (c) (d) (e) supplied with cam buckles, also 

 four hobble straps (h) (g) (i) (f), with their accompanying 

 cams and two neck straps. The chains are attached under the 

 table to a ratchet and are tightened by turning the self-locking 

 crank (j). The top is supported by a heavy stationary wooden 

 frame (1). This frame is braced in all directions, and on that 

 account is very substantial. The table top is lowered and raised 

 by turning the crank (o) in the rear. 



Price's table is somewhat antiquated and very little used at 

 the present time. 



Kyle Bros.' Comhination Equine Operating Table and Stocks. 



The table top of Kyle Bros, is made of 2-inch plank, covered 

 with heavy canvas and upholstered. The table frame is made 

 of 4x6-inch lumber and put together in a bracing manner and 

 will never rack. 



Figure 211 represents the table in upright position, front 

 and end view. 



Figure 212 represents the table, upright position, rear view. 



At the rear of the frame is situated a large master gear- 

 wheel (f) 30 inches in diameter, with 3-inch face and 140 cogs, 

 which is always in engagement with a small 3-inch gear-wheel 

 on a winding shaft, which extends the full length of table so 

 that cranks (a) (f) can be used at either or both ends of the 

 table, operator always in position to watch the animal while 

 tilting the table. On the rim of this master gear-wheel, at 

 diametrically opposite points, are two cranks. To one of these 

 is pivoted the lower end of a lever, and the upper end of this 

 lever is pivoted into a pair of lugs, located at the rear edge of 

 the tilting table. In the center of this lever are disc-like en- 

 largements forming a hinge (c) provided at its front side with 



