Derrick, a word new to many readers, ia a name l>y which, to mechanicians more especially, is known a contrivance, variously constructed, tor raising heavyweights to high elevations, as m the erection of different buildings, including the carriage of telegraph wires ovei head. This is known as a Derrick-crane, or, for shortness, a Derrick, in memory of a famous hangman who lived at the beginning of the soveateenth century.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8149, 21 April 1887, Page 5
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69Page 5 Advertisements Column 1 Lyttelton Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 8149, 21 April 1887, Page 5
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