Tall, light-weight ladder. Uprights are pine and 17 rungs are hickory, mortised through the uprights with every other rung pinned through the upright. Ladder is wider at bottom, tapers for first 10 rungs and then has constant width to top. Uprights also have slightly tapered width, widest at bottom. 11 1/4" w at top. Ladder is painted red.
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Shaker Museum Ladder. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=21004. Accessed on September 20, 2024
