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Come-alongs

Scope note

Portable ratcheting winches consisting of a fastening device on one end and a hook attached to a cable at the other end. Operating a lever turns a drum which takes up the cable and exerts a pulling force on the hook. MEANS

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300022362

Broader Terms used

hoists

Equivalent Terms used

come-along

Created

12yrs ago

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