This is how it looked on stage from behind. This is what it looked like in action. The scene involved these two actors having a discussion while hanging up laundry. So, the clothesline had to appear and disappear with ease. When you pull on a lever, the lever will pull on a cable that pulls the arm up and into place.
![clthsln clthsln](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/thumb_clthsln.jpg)
![clthlncb-1](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clthlncb-1-1.jpg)
![clthlnc2-1](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clthlnc2-1-1.jpg)
![clthln2-1](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/clthln2-1-1.jpg)
![bdclth7-1024x225-1-980x215](http://hstech.org/wp-content/uploads/bdclth7-1024x225-1-980x215-1.jpg)
This is what it looked like in action. The scene involved these two actors having a discussion while hanging up laundry. So, the clothesline had to appear and disappear with ease. When you pull on a lever, the lever would pull on a cable that pulls the arm up and into place.