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Show roofer has only to wind up or unwind the rope on the drums to raise or lower himself to any desired point. To further aid in the work the carriage on which the man sits rolls horizontally on a track, and he can thus slide back and forth along the rows, while the umbrella protects him from the glaring sun as he works. Con-titniences for the Shingler. The illustration shows a machine designed de-signed to aid in the work of applying MACHINE FOR APPLYING SHINGLES. SHIN-GLES. shingles to a roof, the invention having hav-ing been patented by Charles D. Elk-ins, Elk-ins, an Arkansas inventor. The inventor' inven-tor' states that his object is to provide an adjustable carriage which can be raised or lowered by the roofer without with-out the necessity of removing his weight from the bracket. To accomplish accom-plish this end the apparatus is provided pro-vided with a horizontal shaft extending from one end of the frame to the other and carrying a winding drum at either end, with an operating lever in the center. The lever has a thumb-latch ratchet, which locks the shaft to hold the carriage at any height, and the |