Turn-Auto Revolving Frame
date: label: date made
content: 1923
notes: label: Description
content: This revolving steel frame was made by the Turn-Auto Corporation, of New York around 1923. The frame was used to turn an automobile on its side so that a mechanic could work on the chassis. This particular Turn -Auto device was used in Brozek's Garage in Brooklyn, New YOrk from 1923 to about 1933.
label: Description
content: Early cars required frequent maintenance and repairs. Many machinists, blacksmiths and auto repair shops used inventions like the turn-auto to make the professional mechanic's life easier.
topic: label: Subject
content: Automobiles
setName: label: See more items in
content: America on the Move
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content: Transportation
label: Exhibition
content: America On The Move
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: TR.330737
label: catalog number
content: 330737
label: accession number
content: 299305
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Automotive service device
label: Object Name
content: Automotive service and repair device
label: Object Name
content: automotive service and repair device
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)