The STORY of HOME MADE -- HAND
MADE ROPE
Dann Johnson
Ropemaker@hotmail.com
Meyer Rope
Machine Pat Oct. 7, 1924
MEYER ROPE MCH CO. SHEFFIELD,
IOWA
(Spellings per the Brass Label
plate)
1:1 ratio NO gears,
offset hooks. Turns smoothly.,
The original paint is a light
green. The wood appears to be pine
Extremely rare: Mine
is the only one that I have ever seen.
According to Greg Davis,
Rope Maker, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
The (Martin) Meyer Rope machine
is Patent # 1,510,691
The machine design with the
long base plate was intended for the
operator's seat to
serve as an anchor to hold the machine.
I tried sitting
straddled this rope machine on a saw horse.
Rope Machine Patent
Link Page
The Meyer
Patent Rope Machine
Patent 1,510,691 Oct 7, 1924
by Martin Meyer of Sheffield, Iowa
Link to Page 1 of Meyer Patent
The Rope Wrench pictured
is my Cats Paw design,
8.5 inches long,
2.5 inches wide 3/8 inch thick.
Reproduction Meyer Rope Machines can be found at this link
Photos of Tuesday morning Rope Walk
Berg Rope 1908
Machine
Hawkeye (New Era
1911) Rope Machine
New Era 1911
Rope Machine
Meyer 1924
Rope Machine
Sherwood Rope
Machine 1913
Thomas 1901 Rope
Machine
Click here to
view Wonder Rope Maker
Ideal/Berg Rope
Booklet
Rope Booklet
23 Pages: Sherwood Improved Hand Rope
and Wire Cabling
Machine Pat 1913
Rope
Making NEW ERA 14 page Booklet Pat 1911
8
pages of Instructions for New Era Rope Machine
On to
styles of Rope Makers
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