![Temperley Grab For Two Rope System, 1911](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Temperley_Grab_For_Two_Rope_System%2C_1911.svg)
A Temperley transporter is an early form of
overhead crane
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invented by
John Ridley Temperley in 1892. They were manufactured by the
Temperley Transporter Company of
London
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Relevant patents
*GB0021170 issued in the United Kingdom in 1892
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References
Engineering vehicles
Cranes (machines)
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