The apparatus consists of an iron lever, with a show of chains running over Pulleys and disappearing through the floor, and a speaking-tube.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe
From the yard beyond came sounds of industrious activity-the rumble of a wagon being pulled from the pent-house, the thump of sacks being let down on the Pulleys, and the intermittent buzz of a chaff-cutting machine.
"The Devil's Garden"
W. B. Maxwell
No sooner'd Zittelhof get his Pulleys than Mink, he put in shower-baths.
"Friendship Village"
Zona Gale