They lasted too long. It was years before the hills hoist people worked out that there was more money to be made by bringing out an inferior quality item that would require replacement more often . As well as this with the reducing size of available land in back yards a unit that required less space or one that was collapsible became more in demand.
The Hills Hoist clothes drier was invented in 1945.
Some links to Hills Hoist below.
Lance Hill invented the Hills Hoist in 1945.
The Hills Hoist was invented in 1945 by Lance Hill. But Lance Hill wasn't the first to invent the Hills Hoist, in about 1912 Gilbert Toyne, design a rotary Clothes line.
Lance Hill.
Australia
Ask any Australian what a Hills Hoist is and they will tell you immediately. Manufactured since 1945 in Melbourne, South Australia, a Hills Hoist refers to a height-adjustable mechanical clothes-line. It looks similar to the umbrella clothes dryers we use in Canada.
hanging your brother on the line
How do you restring a hills hoist
yes it is bye the 'hills hoist'
1945
It helps people out of bed