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Promotional leaflet for three models of 'SKYHI' hydraulic jacks, detailing their specifications, features, and prices.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\3\ Scan033 | |
| Date | 19th July 1926 guessed | |
| Simplified Power A "SKYHI" GIVES TO EVERY USER THE STRENGTH OF A HERCULES. [Left Section] Minimum Height 6" Lift 5" Ultimate Height with extension piece 14" Weight 7 lbs. PRICE: £2 10 0 The 6" x 14" "SKYHI MIDGET." (One Ton.) This—the smallest of the "SKYHI" range, has been designed with special regard to a problem which has occupied the mind of every motorist—how to get a minimum height suitable for use with low clearance axles and deflated balloon tyres; and at the same time retain sufficient lift for all working requirements. This Jack, with a minimum height of 6" and a hydraulic lift of 5" has an ultimate height of 14" when the extension piece is brought into use. It is designed to give efficient service under a ton load, but its individual lifting capacity is considerably greater. We, however, attach a great deal of importance to working with a good safety margin. The Jack will be found to function with a total absence of fatiguing effort, while the release ensures a swift but steady lowering of the vehicle after the necessary work or repairs have been carried out. All the working parts are easily accessible, and the total weight is only 7 lbs. This Jack places in the hands of the Owner Driver complete mastery over his Vehicle, from a lifting point of view. It is the lightest, strongest, and most efficient Jack of its kind in the World, and is essential to the Lady Driver or the Owner to whom time and ease of operation is of value. [Middle Section] Minimum Height 7" Lift 7" Maximum Height 14" Weight 13 lbs. PRICE: £4 4 0 The 7" x 14" (2 Ton.)—The equipment of the heavy limousine or landaulette should always contain a "SKYHI" 7" x 14". What the 6" x 14" is to the light car, so the 7" x 14" is to the more solid town carriage. It is built on robust lines and is of the double hydraulic type with a lift of 7" which is more than sufficient to cater for the larger tyres in common use on these vehicles. An automatic safety valve is incorporated which comes into operation should the jack be used for weights exceeding two tons, and its minimum height of 7" enables it to be used under comparatively low axles. When ordering a "SKYHI" kindly say if the Handle is desired in two pieces. [Right Section] Single Hydraulic Min. Ht. 7" Lift 5¼" Ult. Ht. with Extension piece 15½" Double Hydraulic Min. Ht. 7" Lift 8½" Max. Ht. 15½" PRICE: £4 4 0 The 7" x 15½". (2 Ton Single or Double Hydraulic.)—Designed on the lines of the "SKYHI MIDGET" but having an initial height of 7". The maximum height of the Single Hydraulic type is 15½" when the extension piece is brought into use, the lift being 5¼". The Double Hydraulic has a lift of 8½" giving an ultimate height of 15½". THE SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE "SKYHI" JACKS ARE PROTECTED BY PATENTS [Footer] MANUFACTURED BY HENRY MILLER & CO., 186, Walmer Road, LONDON, W.11. Telephone: PARK 2274 & 4747. Telegrams: Hubodometer, Nottarch, London. | ||