Show LADDER THAT WILL COLLAPSE As an arranged by illinois man stepi fold up and permit sides to be drawn together there are several forms of bollap sible ladders but that shown in the illustration seems to be tho the most ingenious yet it was invented by an ais illinois man tho the sides of the ladder or the stiles have recesses along ladder will collapse Col lapso their inner edges in which tha steps fit and into which they can be folded the steps themselves are hinged in the center center with th the e form of hinge binge that opens only one way when th the ladder Is in use and the steps are flattened out they are quite us as sate rate as it 11 they were of a solid piece when the are pressed together the steps break nod and fold into two parts each part fitting into the recess along the side of the stiles and giving the ladder the appearance of a couple of planks laid side by side the back supports aup porta of this ladder and the side pieces con necking them with the stiles are also jointed and can be folded into a very small comp compass ass though this apparatus is perfectly sata safe it takes up no more room when collapsed than a four inch plank of the same length |