UNDERGROUND GARAGE
A disappearing garage has been devised by an English company to meet the needs of householders in congested parts of England, where no accommodation is available to house a car. The plan consistfi of sinking a watertight concrete pit in the ground, and the provision of an electric: lift within the confines of the well, whereby the car is lowered into the pit. Above the platform is a roolf which, when the platform is in the sunk position, forms a watertight lid, and presents a slab of material /lush with the ground. The machinery for lowering and raising the platform is operated by a small electric motor. This unique garage can be raised 60 times for the modest cost of one unit of current. The operation of the apparatus is from inside the houne by means of puish-buttons, thus rendering the garage thief-proof. The time taken to lift trie car is about two minutes. The gates of the garage are provided with an electrical device in the manner of an ordinary lift, to ensure that they are closed before the platform can be set in motion. The roof of the garage can be decora,ted in any way desired, or can have plants or shrubs planted in tubs on toD of it.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23009, 9 April 1938, Page 13 (Supplement)
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213UNDERGROUND GARAGE New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23009, 9 April 1938, Page 13 (Supplement)
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