Word: bags
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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Circulars advertising the Livingston fire escape (the canvas bag arrangement) have been distributed through the college halls...
...owner of the Livingstone fire escape (canvas bag) is desirous of exhibiting his patent publicly before the students. If he does so, others will probably do the same...
...agent of the canvas bag fire-escape was at Harvard Saturday to exhibit his apparatus...
Among other fire-escapes considered was the large canvas bag, which when thrown out reaches by a long incline from the entry to the ground, and through which persons can slide safely out of the burning building. These large bags, however, are very bulky, and could not well be stored in the entry or in any student's room. The most practicable fire-escape seemed to be the ordinary rope, and it is possible that in the end this plan for safety against fire will be adopted. If so, a plain rope will be furnished each student who desires...
...took a bag containing wrenches, oil can, etc., from Carver bicycle, in north entry of Massachusetts, will please return the same...