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A plurality of vertically elongated posts are disposed in elongated tiers on a horizontal base. The posts may be moved upwardly or downwardly through holes in the base. Means allow each of the posts to be independently raised upwardly from the base and to be subsequently lowered to the original posi

A plurality of vertically elongated posts are disposed in elongated tiers on a horizontal base. The posts may be moved upwardly or downwardly through holes in the base. Means allow each of the posts to be independently raised upwardly from the base and to be subsequently lowered to the original position. The posts serve as axles upon which spools can be placed, and about which the spools can rotate while dispensing or winding up thread and the like.

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A device for holding spools of thread and the like, said device comprising: a hollow base having holes in the top and having a side opening; a plurality of like vertically elongated posts extending vertically upward from the top of the base and arranged in rows, said rows being arranged in a plurali

A device for holding spools of thread and the like, said device comprising: a hollow base having holes in the top and having a side opening; a plurality of like vertically elongated posts extending vertically upward from the top of the base and arranged in rows, said rows being arranged in a plurality of elongated tiers each post being disposed slidably in a corresponding one of the holes in the top of the base in a manner at which said each post can be pushed upwardly from a normal position of minimum elevation and can be returned to normal position; a horizontal platform disposed within the base below the top thereof in a position at which said platform is spaced below the lower ends of the posts when said posts are in positions of minimum elevation, said platform being exposed through said side opening in the base; a like plurality of horizontal discs, each disc being disposed on a corresponding one of said posts above the base to act both as a support for the spool and as a stop to determine the minimum elevation desired; and means cooperating with the base and posts to independently raise any one post or selected combination of posts in any given row to a level higher than any of the other posts in said given row, said means including an elongated push rod with a wedge shaped head at its forward end, said rod serving to push depressed posts upwardly when the wedge head is pushed through the opening and bears against the lower ends of posts to wedge the posts upwardly as its passes beneath them.