Rigging Economizes Space in Closet
This Simple Rigging Gave Accommodation for a Large Quantity of Clothing in a Small Closet
It was necessary to store a considerable quantity of clothing in a small clothes closet, and the rigging detailed in the illustration was devised, and provided unusual accommodations. Wooden rods, 1¹⁄₂ in. in diameter, were set across the closet at each side of the door and supported on notched blocks, as shown in the detail at the left. The clothes used frequently were supported on these rods by means of hangers. For clothes out of season, or used only occasionally. a special rigging was arranged in the space above the door. A 1¹⁄₂-in. rod was fitted between the walls to slide in a groove at its ends. Strips nailed to the wall formed the groove. Cords, attached to the rod, as shown, and carried to the ceiling, where pulleys were fixed, made it convenient to raise or lower the rod. A sheet was spread over the clothes to protect them.—A. K. Hay, Ottawa, Canada.