A transfer apparatus for moving an item from a first to a second location. The apparatus includes a base, a platform movably supported by the base, a bracket movably supported by the platform, a table, and at least one transfer unit movably connected to the platform and perpendicularly displaceable with respect thereto. The platform and bracket are each provided with a follower that is operatively connected to a cam, and both of the cams are connected to a single rotatable shaft. In operation the shaft, which is connected to a suitable motive source, rotates the cams, which reciprocally move the platform and bracket in a generally parallel directions. As the platform is moved by its cam, the transfer unit is displaced parallel to the base. As the bracket is moved by its cam, the bracket displaces the table perpendicularly to the base, which, in turn displaces the transfer unit perpendicularly to the platform.