OPERATING TABLES. 



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Kyle Bros. Operating Table; Upright Position, Front and 

 End View. 



a radical slot, which lies in the path of the opposite free crank 

 on master gear-wheel, and as this wheel turns around the free 

 crank enters this slot in hinge and springs the hinge, which is so 

 arranged as to grasp the crank, making it perfectly safe and a 

 direct, quick and easy lift from the edge of the table. The 

 platform is of 2-inch plank, 9 feet long and 21/^ feet wide, well 

 braced underneath with strong iron bars swung with large 30- 

 inch rods to a hinge shaft, and by long rods to each end of the 

 table ; then by unhooking these chains the platform can be swung 

 to its lower position while operating on the feet. Horse is lifted 



