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Image 10217
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Image 10181
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The Pretty Wheelwoman
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The term adventuress is applied to women of careless reputation who, being much too smart to endure the ignominious career of professional demi-mondaines, resort to various shrewd schemes to fleece the unwary. Some of their class work in concert with male partners and in such cases the selected victim generally becomes an easy prey. The confidence man may be dangerous; the confidence woman, if she be well educated and bright, as well as pretty, is irresistible except with the most hardened and unsusceptible customers.
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An Ideal Afternoon
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Image 9220
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(From 'Archcæologia.')
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(From Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata.')
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(From Loggan's 'Oxonia Illustrata.')
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(From an engraving by John Dunstall.)
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But a means of adapting a mono-rail to every condition had some time before been thought out. In 1883-4 Charles Lartigue, the eminent French engineer, developing the principle conceived by the great Telford, constructed some small lines in Tunis and Algeria for carrying esparto grass. The cars were drawn by animals in a special form of mono-rail, the model upon which Mr. F. B. Behr, ASS. INST. C.E.—who modestly disclaims all originality in the matter—has worked for years, greatly improving in practical details the original design, and constructing for the first time mono-rail trains that have been successful in the carriage of both goods and passengers by steam and electricity.
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Electrical Power House (the largest in the Old World), Lot’s Road, Chelsea, to supply the Metropolitan District and other Railways with Current
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The coaches that travelled between London and distant towns were similar in construction to the hackney coach, which plied for hire in the streets, but were built on a larger scale. They carried eight passengers inside, and behind, over the axle, was a great basket for baggage and outside passengers, who made themselves as comfortable as they might in the straw supplied. The “insides” were protected from rain and cold by leather curtains; neither passengers nor baggage were carried on the roof; and the coachman sat on a bar fixed between the two standard posts from which the body was hung in front, his feet being supported by a footboard on the perch.
Mr. Thrupp states that in 1662 there were only six stage coaches in existence; which assertion does not agree with that of Chamberlayne, quoted on a previous page; the seventeenth century writer tells us that in his time—1649—stage coaches ran “from London to the principle towns in the country.” It seems, however, certain that the year 1662 saw a great increase in the number of “short stages”—that is to say, coaches running between London and towns twenty, thirty, forty miles distant.
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Bourn’s reference to the “narrow-wheel waggon” touches a matter which formed the subject of hot debate for generations. It was urged that the narrow wheels of waggons were largely the means of cutting up the roads, and no doubt these did contribute to the general condition of rut and ridge that characterised them. This view was adopted by Parliament, and to encourage the use of wide wheels a system of turnpike tolls was adopted which treated the wide tire far more leniently than the narrow; anything under 9 inches in width being considered narrow.
Bourn was a warm advocate for wide wheels, and the book from which the above passage is taken describes an improved waggon invented by himself; the drawing is[80] from the inventor’s work. The wheels of this vehicle resemble small garden rollers; they are 2 feet high and 16 inches wide. Each is attached independently to the body of the waggon and the fore wheels being placed side by side in the centre, while the hind wheels are set wide apart, the waggon is practically designed to fulfil the functions of a road-roller. It does not appear that Bourn’s invention obtained any general acceptance, which is perhaps not very surprising.
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Queen Elizabeth travelled in a coach, either the one built by Walter Rippon or that brought by Boonen (who, by the way, was appointed her coachman), on some of her royal progresses through the kingdom. When she visited Warwick in 1572, at the request of the High Bailiff she “caused every part and side of the coach to be opened that all her subjects present might behold her, which most gladly they desired.”
The vehicle which could thus be opened on “every part and side” is depicted incidentally in a work executed by Hoefnagel in 1582, which Markland believed to be probably the first engraved representation of an English coach. As will be seen from the reproduction here given, the body carried a roof or canopy on pillars, and the intervening spaces could be closed by means of curtains.
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From Engraving, A.D. 1750.
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Carriage used about 1300-1350 in Flanders.
Carriages were in use on the continent long before they were employed in England. In 1294, Philip the Fair of France issued an edict whose aim was the suppression of luxury; under this ordinance the wives of citizens were forbidden to use carriages, and the prohibition appears to have been rigorously enforced. They were used in Flanders during the first half of the fourteenth century; an ancient Flemish chronicle in the British Museum (Royal MSS. 16,[9] F. III.) contains a picture of the flight of Ermengarde, wife of Salvard, Lord of Rouissillon.
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Showing near-side “Boot.”
Coaches with "Boots"
From Coach and Sedan, we obtain a quaint but fairly graphic description of the coach of this period:—
“The coach was a thick, burly, square-set fellow in a doublet of black leather, brasse button’d down the breast, back, sleeves and wings, with monstrous wide boots, fringed at the top with a net fringe, and a round breech (after the old fashion) gilded, and on his back an atchievement of sundry coats [of arms], in their proper colours.”
The “boots” were projections at the sides of the body between the front and back wheels, as shown in the drawing of the coach occupied by Queen Elizabeth’s ladies; and there is much evidence to support the opinion that these boots were not covered.
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Horse litters, carried between two horses, one in front and one behind, were used in early times by ladies of `rank`, by sick persons, and also on occasion to carry the dead. Similar vehicles of a lighter description, carried by men, were also in use.
William of Malmesbury states that the body of William Rufus was brought from the spot where he was killed in the New Forest in a horse-litter (a.d. 1100). When King John fell ill at Swineshead Abbey, in 1216, he was carried in a horse-litter to Newark, where he died. For a man who was in good health to travel in such a conveyance was considered unbecoming and effeminate. In recording the death, in 1254, of Earl Ferrers, from injuries received in an accident to his conveyance, Matthew Paris deems it necessary to explain that the Earl suffered from gout, which compelled him to use a litter when moving from place to place. The accident was caused by the carelessness of the driver of the horses, who upset the conveyance while crossing a bridge.
The illustration is copied from a drawing which occurs in a manuscript in the British Museum (Harl. 5256).
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Supposed to have been in use in England about
A.D.. 1100-1200.
Strutt states that the chariot of the Anglo-Saxons was used by distinguished persons for travel. If the illustrations from which he describes them give a fair idea of their proportions and general construction, they must have been singularly uncomfortable conveyances. The drawing is taken from an illuminated manuscript of the Book of Genesis in the Cotton Library (Claud. B. iv.), which Strutt refers to the ninth century, but which a later authority considers a production of the earlier part of the eleventh. The original drawing shows a figure in the hammock waggon, which figure represents Joseph on his way to meet Jacob on the latter’s arrival in Egypt; this figure has been erased in order to give a clear view of the conveyance, which no doubt correctly represents a travelling carriage of the artist’s own time, viz., a.d. 1100-1200.
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Excessive number of Coaches in London.
The preamble of a patent granted Sir Saunders Duncombe in 1634 to let Sedan chairs refers to the fact that the streets of London and Westminster “are of late time so much encumbered and pestered with the unnecessary multitude of coaches therein used”; and in 1635 Charles I. issued a proclamation on the subject. This document states that the “general and promiscuous use” of hackney coaches in great numbers causes “disturbance” to the King and Queen personally, to the nobility and others of place and degree; “pesters” the streets, breaks up the pavements and cause increase in the prices of forage. For which reasons the use of hackney coaches in London and Westminster and the suburbs is forbidden altogether, unless the passenger is making a journey of at least three miles. Within the city limits only private coaches were allowed to ply, and the owner of a coach was required to keep four good horses or geldings for the king’s service.
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Valleys and ravines are now crossed by viaducts of iron and steel, of which the Kinzua viaduct, illustrated here, is an example. A branch line from the Erie, connecting that system with valuable coal-fields, strikes the valley of the Kinzua, a small creek, about 15 miles southwest of Bradford, Pa. At the point suitable for crossing, this ravine is about half a mile wide and over 300 feet deep. At first it was proposed to run down and cross the creek at a low level by some of the devices heretofore illustrated in this article. But finally the engineering firm of Clarke, Reeves & Co. agreed to build the viaduct, shown above, for a much less sum than any other method of crossing would have cost. This viaduct was built in four months. It is 305 feet high and about 2,400 feet long. The skeleton piers were first erected by means of their own posts, and afterward the girders were placed by means of a travelling scaffold on the top, projecting over about 80 feet. No staging of any kind was used, nor even ladders, as the men climbed up the diagonal rods of the piers, as a cat will run up a tree.
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Image 7451
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Gearless, 75 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,750
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 7 persons
WEIGHT: 3,000 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 128 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4½ inches
STEERING: Worm and nut
BRAKES: On transmission and 2 on each rear hub
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 413/16 in.; STROKE: 5⅝ in.
CYLINDERS: 6 vertical in front
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Inlet and exhaust in side ports
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump spark, 2 sets of plugs
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery and magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed
LUBRICATION: Pump driven by gears
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Expanding ring
CHANGE GEAR: Gearless 1907 model, direct drive
SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Foot pedal for forward speeds; side lever for back up
DRIVE: Shaft
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Hercules, Model 101. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $2,000
BODY: Closed delivery wagon
CAPACITY: 1,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 2,700 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 2 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 2 inches
STEERING: Horizontal side lever
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Front, half platform; rear, full elliptical
MOTORS: Single equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Frontenac, Model C, 40 H.P. Abendroth & Root Mfg. Co., Newburgh, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,500
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 5 to 7 persons
WEIGHT: 2,800 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 123 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 34 × 4½ inches
STEERING: Bevel gear connecting to worm and nut
BRAKES: Internal and external on rear wheels
BORE: 4¾ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical
FRAME: Pressed steel
CYLINDERS: 4, vertical in pairs
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: On same side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame
COOLING: Water, fin tube radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery and magneto
CARBURETER: Automatic
LUBRICATION: Splash
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Selective system
DRIVE: Shaft
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Gearless, 50 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,000
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 5 persons
WEIGHT: 2,600 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches
STEERING: Worm and nut
BRAKES: On transmission and two on each rear hub
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4⅝ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4, vertical in front; two cycle
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame
COOLING: Air jackets. Blower; copper fins cast on cylinders
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery and dry cells
CARBURETER: Float-feed
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed oiler
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Expanding ring
CHANGE GEAR: Gearless 1907 model, direct drive
SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Foot pedal for forward speeds; ride lever for reverse
DRIVE: Shaft
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Gearless, 60 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,250
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 5 persons
WEIGHT: 2,800 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches
STEERING: Worm and nut
BRAKES: On transmission and rear hubs
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 5 in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical in front, 2 cycle
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Double jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Magneto and battery
CARBURETER: Float-feed
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Expanding ring
CHANGE GEAR: Gearless direct drive
SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever and foot pedal
DRIVE: Shaft
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Covert Commercial Car, 12 H.P. Covert Motor Vehicle Co., Lockport, N. Y.
PRICE: $1,000
BODY: Express (screen sides)
CAPACITY: 1,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 1,500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 84 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 32 × 2 inches
TIRES, REAR: 32 × 2 inches
SPRINGS: Full elliptic
CYLINDERS: Double opposed
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From side members of frame, under seat
COOLING: Water; cellular radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Shaft and bevel gears
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Frontenac Runabout, Model D, 40–45 H.P. Abendroth and Root M'f'g. Co., Newburgh, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,500
BODY: Runabout
SEATS: 3 persons
WEIGHT: 2,500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 123 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 3½ in.
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4½ in.
STEERING: Bevel gear and shaft connecting to worm and nut
BRAKES: External and internal on rear wheels
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4¾ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, in pairs
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: On one side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Sub-frame
COOLING: Water; fin tube radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark (double)
CURRENT SUPPLY: Magneto and battery
CARBURETER: Automatic float-feed
LUBRICATION: Splash
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Selective system
DRIVE: Shaft
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Chicago Coal or Gravel Truck. Chicago Commercial Auto Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
BODY: Tilting
CAPACITY: 5 tons
WHEEL-BASE: 126 inches
TREAD: 64 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 inches, solid rubber
TIRES, REAR: 36 inches, solid rubber
BRAKES: On transmission shaft and rear hubs
SPRINGS: Platform type
FRAME: Steel
BORE: 6 inches
STROKE: 6 inches
CYLINDERS: 4, cast separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: in cylinder heads on same side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under seat
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries or magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed type
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cast steel bands with graphite inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chains
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Chicago Combination Pass. & Bagg. Car. Chicago Commercial Auto Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
BODY: Passenger and baggage car
SEATS: 16 persons
WHEEL-BASE: 126 inches
TREAD: 64 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 inches, solid rubber
TIRES, REAR: 36 inches, solid rubber
BRAKES: On transmission shaft and rear wheels
SPRINGS: Platform type
FRAME: Steel
BORE: 6 inches
STROKE: 6 inches
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: In cylinder heads, on same side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under seat
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries or magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cast steel band with graphite inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chains
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Chicago Truck with Winch. Chicago Commercial Auto Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
BODY: Platform truck with winch
CAPACITY: 5 tons
WHEEL-BASE: 126 inches
TREAD: 64 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 inches, solid rubber
TIRES, REAR: 36 inches, solid rubber
STEERING: Vertical column
BRAKES: On transmission and rear hubs
SPRINGS: Platform type
FRAME: Steel
BORE: 6 inches
STROKE: 6 inches
CYLINDERS: 4, cast separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: In cylinder heads, operated from one side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under driver's seat
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries or magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed type
LUBRICATION: Forced feed oiler
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cast steel bands with graphite inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Double side chain
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Chase 2-Ton Truck, Model I, 30–40 H.P. Chase Motor Truck Co., Syracuse, N.Y.
PRICE: $3,500
BODY: Express, stake cart or bus
CAPACITY: 4,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 3,500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 108 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 in. solid
TIRES, REAR: 36 x 3 in. twin solid
STEERING: Nut and screw
BRAKES: Transmission and rear wheel hub
SPRINGS: Front full elliptic, rear semi-elliptic
FRAME: Wood
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical in front
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: 2 cycle; no valves in cylinders
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From side of frame
COOLING: Forced air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery
CARBURETER: Automatic
LUBRICATION: Automatic
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cone, cork inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward speeds and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chains
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Chicago 6-Ton Coal Truck. Chicago Commercial Auto Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
BODY: Side delivery
CAPACITY: 12,000 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 126 inches
TREAD: 64 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 inches, solid rubber
TIRES, REAR: 36 inches, solid rubber
STEERING: Vertical column
BRAKES: On transmission shaft and rear wheels
SPRINGS: Platform type
FRAME: Steel
BORE: 6 inches
STROKE: 6 inches
CYLINDERS: 4, cast separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: In cylinder heads, operated from one side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under cab
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump Spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries or magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed type
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cast steel bands with graphite inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chains
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Chicago 6-Ton Coal Truck. Chicago Commercial Auto Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill.
BODY: End delivery
CAPACITY: 12,000 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 126 inches
TREAD: 64 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 inches, solid rubber
TIRES, REAR: 36 inches, solid rubber
STEERING: Vertical column
BRAKES: On transmission shaft and rear hubs
SPRINGS: Platform type
FRAME: Steel
BORE: 6 inches
STROKE: 6 inches
CYLINDERS: 4, cast separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: In cylinder heads, operated from one side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under driver's cab
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries or magneto
CARBURETER: Float-feed type
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cast steel bands with graphite inserts
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chains
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10-Passenger Limousine. Autocar Equipment Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $5,500
BODY: Limousine
SEATS: 10 persons inside, 2 outside
TREAD: 62½ inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 3½ in.
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 in.
STEERING: Irreversible with worm gear
BRAKES: On counter shaft, and double-acting on rear hubs
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic
FRAME: Oak and steel
BORE: 411/16 in.
STROKE: 5½ in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: On opposite sides
COOLING: Water, cellular radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Batteries
CARBURETER: Float-feed automatic
LUBRICATION: Force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Conical type
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Double chain
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Belden, 30 H.P. Belden Auto Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
PRICE: $4,500
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 7 persons
WEIGHT: 2,450 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 3½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4½ inches
STEERING: Worm and sector
BRAKES: Two on rear hubs
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical front; platform rear
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 5⅛ in.; STROKE: 5½ in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, in front
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Mechanical intake and exhaust
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From side members of frame
COOLING: Water; cellular radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Magneto and battery
CARBURETER: Automatic
LUBRICATION: Force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Multiple disc
CHANGE GEAR: Belden selective
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Shaft
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"Buggyabout," Model C, 14 H.P. Hatfield Motor Vehicle Co., Cortland, N. Y.
PRICE: $750
BODY: Piano box convertible to commercial wagon
SEATS: 4 persons
WEIGHT: 900 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 101 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 38 × 1½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 42 × 1½ inches
STEERING: Chain and sprocket (patented)
BRAKES: 2 on differential sprockets, 2 emergency
SPRINGS: Full elliptical
FRAME: Wood sill, reinforced by angle iron
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: 2 opposed
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Automatic intake; mechanical exhaust
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sills
COOLING: Air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Dry cells
CARBURETER: Schebler
LUBRICATION: Gravity feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: None
SPEEDS: 3 to 25 miles
DRIVE: Friction drive (patented)
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R & L Stanhope. Rauch and Lang Carriage Co., Cleveland, Ohio
PRICE: $1,850
BODY: Stanhope
SEATS: 2 persons
WEIGHT: 1,600 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 73 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 32 in., pneumatic
TIRES, REAR: 32 in., pneumatic
STEERING: Side lever
BRAKES: On rear wheels and emergency
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic front; full elliptic rear
FRAME: Steel
HORSE-POWER: 1½
MOTOR: Hertner
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Under body
SPEED: 1–22 m. p. h.
DISTANCE: 75 to 80 miles
MOTOR-CONTROL: Lever at left of seat
DRIVE: Double chain from countershaft
209 visits
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Sovereign, Model M. Matthews Motor Co., Camden, N. J.
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 8 persons
WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 5 inches
BRAKES: 2 double internal on rear hubs
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic, front; platform type rear
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 5½ in.; STROKE: 6 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From frame
COOLING: Water
IGNITION Jump spark (double plugs)
CURRENT SUPPLY: Magneto and batteries
CARBURETER: Automatic
LUBRICATION: Mechanical pump
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Double side chain
209 visits
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Synnestvedt 2-Ton Truck. Synnestvedt Machine Co., Pittsburgh, Pa.
BODY: Stake or van
CAPACITY: 2 tons
WHEEL-BASE: 87 inches
TREAD: 52 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 in.
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 5 in.
BRAKES: On rear wheel and driving shaft
SPRINGS: Platform
FRAME: Channel steel
MOTOR: Synnestvedt electric
MOTOR SUSPENSION: In rear under body
SPEEDS: 4 forward, 2 reverse
DRIVE: Chain
238 visits
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Hercules, Model 140. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $2,350
BODY: Piano box
SEATS: 2 or 4 persons
CAPACITY: 1,500 pounds
WEIGHT: 3,300 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 3 inches
TIRES, REAR: 39 × 3½ inches
STEERING: Irreversible type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Full elliptic
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
SPEEDS: 4 ahead and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
229 visits
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Hercules, Model 144. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $1,700
BODY: Heavy platform truck
CAPACITY: 6,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 3,525 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 73½ inches
TREAD: 37⅜ inches
TIRES, FRONT: 20 × 4 × ⅜ in. steel
TIRES, REAR: 20 × 4 × ⅜ in. steel
STEERING: Irreversible worm type
BRAKES: Electric on motors
SPRINGS: No springs
MOTORS: Single equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
CHANGE SPEEDS: 3 speeds forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
212 visits
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Hill Touring Car, 35 H.P. Hill Motor Car Co., Haverhill, Mass.
PRICE: $3,000
BODY: Side entrance tonneau
SEATS: 5 persons
WEIGHT: 2,200 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 32 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 32 × 4 inches
BRAKES: On rear wheel drums
SPRINGS: Full elliptic
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical cast separately
VALVES: Mechanically operated
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Direct from frame
COOLING: Air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery
CARBURETER: Float-feed automatic
LUBRICATION: Automatic
MOTOR-CONTROL: Hand or foot
CLUTCH: Multiple disc
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Bevel gear
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Hercules, Model 121. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,200
BODY: Delivery truck
CAPACITY: 4,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 6,000 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 103 inches
TREAD: 72 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 38 × 4 inches
STEERING: Pinion and sector type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Half platform front and rear
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
SPEED: 8½ m.p.h.
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DISTANCE: 38 miles
DRIVE: Double chain
NOTE: With slight changes in price and specifications these trucks range in capacity up to 10,000 pounds: bodies to order
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Hercules, Model 128. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $4,400
BODY: Stake platform with top
CAPACITY: 10,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 8,700 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 117 inches
TREAD: 83 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 7 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 7 inches
STEERING: Pinion and sector type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 139. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $2,250
BODY: Express wagon
CAPACITY: 2,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 3,200 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 3½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches
STEERING: Horizontal side lever
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Front, half platform; rear, full elliptic
MOTORS: Single equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
DISTANCE: 50 miles
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
SPEED: 9 m.p.h.
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 speeds ahead and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 106. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $2,350
BODY: Open delivery
CAPACITY: 1,500 pounds
WEIGHT: 3,500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 77 inches
TREAD: 65 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 3 inches
TIRES, REAR: 39 × 3½ inches
STEERING: Irreversible type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Front, semi-elliptic; rear, half platform
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 113. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,750
BODY: Platform truck
CAPACITY: 7,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 7,500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 118 inches
TREAD: 70 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 5 inches
TIRES, REAR: 38 × 5 inches
STEERING: Pinion and sector type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
SPEED: 8 m.p.h.
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
DISTANCE: 30 miles
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 120. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $1,750
BODY: Delivery wagon (closed)
CAPACITY: 1,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 2,300 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 2½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 2½ inches
STEERING: Side bar
BRAKES: Band brakes on rear axle
SPRINGS: Front, elliptic; rear, platform
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
SPEEDS: 4 speeds ahead and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 102. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $2,000
BODY: Delivery wagon (closed)
CAPACITY: 800 pounds
WEIGHT: 2,576 pounds
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 2 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 2 inches
STEERING: Horizontal side lever
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Front, half platform; rear, full elliptical
MOTORS: Single equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
SPEED: 12 m.p.h.
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DISTANCE: 40 miles
DRIVE: Double chain
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Hercules, Model 103. James Macnaughtan Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
PRICE: $3,000
BODY: Delivery wagon with top
CAPACITY: 3,000 pounds
WEIGHT: 5,400 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 111 inches
TREAD: 65½ inches
TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches
TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches
STEERING: Irreversible worm type
BRAKES: Internal expanding hub
SPRINGS: Half platform front and rear
MOTORS: Double equipment
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From body
SPEED: 10 m.p.h.
DISTANCE: 45 miles
MOTOR-CONTROL: Westinghouse
CHANGE SPEEDS: 4 forward and reverse
DRIVE: Double chain
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PRICE: $2,800
BODY: Mercedes
SEATS: 5 persons
WEIGHT: 2,550 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 111 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 4 in.
TIRES, REAR: 34 × 4 in.
STEERING: Worm and nut
BRAKES: Double on rear wheels
SPRINGS: Front, 40 in. long; Rear, platform type
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 5 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, cast separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Same side
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Direct from sub-frame
COOLING: Water; cellular radiator
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery
CARBURETER: Schebler
LUBRICATION: Force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cone
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Selective system
DRIVE: Shaft
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Marion Model 7, 22–24 H.P. The Marion Motor Car Co., Indianapolis, Ind.
PRICE: $2,000
BODY: Runabout
SEATS: 2 persons
WEIGHT: 1,750 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 100 inches
TREAD: 55 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 32 × 3½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 32 × 3½ inches
STEERING: Worm and sector
BRAKES: Hub, internal and external
SPRINGS: Semi-elliptic front, and full scroll rear
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4 in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 separate
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Opposite sides
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From side members of main frame
COOLING: Water
IGNITION: High-tension
CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery
CARBURETER: Schebler or Holley
LUBRICATION: Force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Multiple disc
CHANGE GEAR: "Hassler"
SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Shaft
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Wolfe, Model A, 24 H.P. H. E. Wilcox Motor Car Company, Minneapolis, Minn.
PRICE: $1,800
BODY: Side entrance, rear seat removable
SEATS: 5 persons
WEIGHT: 1,900 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 108 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 3½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 34 × 3½ inches
STEERING: Worm and sector
BRAKES: On rear hubs
SPRINGS: Full elliptic
FRAME: Pressed steel
BORE: 4 in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: 4 vertical, tandem
MOTOR SUSPENSION: On sub-frame
COOLING: Air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Battery
CARBURETER: Float-feed
LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: Cone
CHANGE GEAR: Sliding type
SPEEDS: 3 forward and reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Side chain
NOTE: Runabout body fitted to above chassis for a list of $1,700. Light delivery body also furnished on order.
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"Buggyabout," Model C, 14 H.P. Hatfield Motor Vehicle Co., Cortland, N. Y.
PRICE: $750
BODY: Piano box convertible to commercial wagon
SEATS: 4 persons
WEIGHT: 900 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 101 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 38 × 1½ inches
TIRES, REAR: 42 × 1½ inches
STEERING: Chain and sprocket (patented)
BRAKES: 2 on differential sprockets, 2 emergency
SPRINGS: Full elliptical
FRAME: Wood sill, reinforced by angle iron
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: 2 opposed
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Automatic intake; mechanical exhaust
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sills
COOLING: Air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Dry cells
CARBURETER: Schebler
LUBRICATION: Gravity feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
CLUTCH: None
SPEEDS: 3 to 25 miles
DRIVE: Friction drive (patented)
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Aurora, Model "A," 14–16 H.P. Aurora Motor Works, North Aurora, Ill.
PRICE: $650
BODY: Runabout body
SEATS: 2 passengers
WEIGHT: 1,000 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 80 inches
TREAD: 56 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 34 × 2 inches
TIRES, REAR: 34 × 2 inches
STEERING: Wheel steer; pinion gear
BRAKES: Rear hub band brakes and transmission brakes
SPRINGS: Half elliptical, front; full elliptical, rear
FRAME: Angle steel
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: Double opposed horizontal, under hood
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Inlet and exhaust on opposite sides of motor
MOTOR SUSPENSION: 3 point suspension
COOLING: Water; triangular tube special radiator; thermo-siphon
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Dry batteries
CARBURETER: Holly
LUBRICATION: Automatic force feed
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle on steering column
CLUTCH: Cone
CHANGE GEAR: Planetary transmission
SPEEDS: 2 forward and 1 reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Shaft driven
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Waltham-Orient, Model B R., 4 H.P. Waltham Mfg. Co., Waltham, Mass.
PRICE: $400
BODY: Runabout
SEATS: 2 persons
WEIGHT: 600 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 80 inches
TREAD: 42 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 26 × 2½ in.
TIRES, REAR: 26 × 2½ in.
STEERING: Tiller
BRAKES: On rear hubs
SPRINGS: Elliptical front and rear
FRAME: Wood
BORE: 3¼ in.; STROKE: 4¼ in.
CYLINDERS: One in back
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Automatic inlet; mechanical exhaust
MOTOR SUSPENSION: Rear on side members of frame
COOLING: Air
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Dry battery
CARBURETER: Orient
LUBRICATION: Oil pump
MOTOR-CONTROL: Throttle and spark
CLUTCH: Friction
CHANGE GEAR: Friction
SPEEDS: 5 forward, 2 reverse
CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Friction drive
NOTE: Furnished with 2 cylinder motor for $50 extra.
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Albany Run-a-bout, Model 2, 4–6 H. P. Albany Automobile Co., Albany, Ind.
PRICE: $300; with top
BODY: Piano box
SEATS: 2 persons
WEIGHT: 500 pounds
WHEEL-BASE: 62 inches
TREAD: 52 inches
TIRES, FRONT: 30 × 1¼ in., solid
TIRES, REAR: 32 × 1¼ in., solid
STEERING: Hand lever or tiller
BRAKES: Foot brake on transmission
SPRINGS: Full elliptic
FRAME: Angle steel
BORE: 4½ in.; STROKE: 4 in.
CYLINDERS: 1, vertical, in front
VALVE ARRANGEMENT: 3 port, side valves
MOTOR SUSPENSION: From side members of frame
COOLING: Water; pump
IGNITION: Jump spark
CURRENT SUPPLY: Dry battery
CARBURETER: Universal; automatic mixture regulation
LUBRICATION: Sight feed pressure
MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle
TRANSMISSION: Friction
CHANGE SPEEDS: Slide of friction disk
SPEEDS: 2 to 10 miles and reverse
CHANGE-SPEED CONTROL: Side lever
DRIVE: Center chain on differential sprocket
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The farmer sells his crop of wheat to the grain-dealer, and carts it, say, to Brandon, where the purchaser takes delivery of it at his elevator. Let us examine this thing somewhat minutely, taking by way of illustration one of the elevators belonging to the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at Montreal. It is a medium-sized one, having capacity for storing about 600,000 bushels of grain. The same company’s elevators at Fort William and Port Arthur are much larger, having capacity for 1,500,000 bushels. In Chicago and Buffalo there are elevators of three millions of bushels capacity; but, whether larger or smaller, in their main features they are all alike.
The elevator is a wooden structure of great strength. Its massive stone foundations rest on piles imbedded in concrete. The framework is so thoroughly braced and bolted together as to give it the rigidity of a solid cube, enabling it to resist the enormous pressure to which it is subjected when filled with 18,000 tons of wheat. The building is 210 feet long, 80 feet wide, and 142 feet in height from basement to the peak of the roof. Including the steam-engine (built at the C. P. R. works) of 240 horse-power, the entire cost of this elevator was $150,000. It consists of three distinct compartments—for receiving, storing, and delivering grain. On the ground floor are two lines of rails by which the cars have ingress and egress. The general appearance of this flat is that of a bewildering array of ponderous posts and beams, shafting, cog-wheels, pulleys and belts, blocks and tackle, chutes, and the windlasses for hauling in and out the cars, for a locomotive with its dangerous sparks may not cross the threshold. Beneath this, in the basement, are the receiving tanks, thirty-five feet apart from centre to centre, corresponding to the length of the cars. Of these there are nine, enabling that number of cars to be simultaneously unloaded. This is quickly done by a shovel worked by machinery, with the aid of two men, the grain falling through an iron grating in the floor into the tank. The elevator has nine “legs.” The leg is an upright box, 12 inches by 24 inches, extending from the bottom of the tank to the top of the building; inside of it is a revolving belt with buckets attached 15½ inches apart. The belt is 256 feet long, and as it makes 36 revolutions per minute, each bucket containing one-third of a bushel, each leg is able to raise 5,250 bushels per hour. A car is unloaded and its contents hoisted into the upper regions in fifteen minutes. When all the legs are at work 30,000 bushels are handled in an hour.
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The tunnels are passages for trains under mountains, hills and rivers. The tunnels are dark but the trains are well lighted. Electric motors are often used, this avoids the smoke of steam engines which is very unpleasant in the tunnels.
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The Stage coach is used in the country where towns are few. The stages meet trains at the stations and take on passengers to be carried to their homes away from the railroad. Some of the stage routes are several hundred miles long.
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The Train Ferry carries entire trains across rivers where there are no bridges. Some of the largest train boats have several tracks and carry a train on each. The boats are tied in slips at the shore so that the tracks meet exactly those on the land.
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An observation train is often made up to follow the great college boat races, where the railroad runs along the river bank. Flat cars are used with seats fixed on them for the spectators.
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The water tank is seen frequently along the route of the railroads and plenty of water must be taken on and carried in the engine tender to make steam which is the power used to drive the big engines.
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The Round House is the place where the railroad engines are kept when they are not working. The engines are turned around on a big turn table so each can be run on the different tracks which all lead to the turn-table in the centre.
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I have twice had three out of the four horses in a heap, from a leader coming down and the two wheelers falling over him; but in such a case as this there is very little danger if the coachman has the presence of mind not to leave his box till there is sufficient strength at the horses' heads to prevent them jumping up and starting off frightened.
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The Tube
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It was called the 'Locomotion.' George Stephenson stood ready to drive it as soon as the trucks, which a stationary engine was lowering down the slope by means of a wire rope, had been attached to it. In the first of these trucks came the Directors of the Railway Company and their friends, followed by twenty-one trucks (all open to the sky, like ordinary goods-trucks), loaded with various passengers, and finally six more waggons of coal. Such was the first train. A man on horseback, carrying a flag, having taken up his position in front of the 'Locomotion' to head the procession, the starting word was given, and with a hiss of steam, half drowned in the shouting of the crowd, the first railway journey ever made in England was begun.
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When putting the car in place in the garage you must also maneuver carefully. The main thing is that you get in your place and as best you can. Too much brio results in broken walls and bent mudguards. If it makes you nervous, this twisting back and forth, feel free to leave it to someone else. It is not everyone's job and it is precisely with this shunting that small causes can have major consequences.
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When overtaking a tram, also pay attention to the possibility that someone will jump in front of or from the tram. Giving a good signal and leaving as much road width as possible between the tram and your car is required. To catch up with a steam tram that hurls its plume over the road, and you it obstructs the view, it is advisable to wait until the wind chases away the steam. For the distance required to overtake a fast-moving vehicle such as a tram is too long, that the chance would not become too great that, in time, it would take to catch up with the plume of steam and drive through it. , in the meantime, a road obstruction would arise from the other side, which you would not have been able to see approaching. If you come across such a vehicle, moderate your speed so that you can stop vehicles suddenly emerging from that plume of steam. Give a strong signaland if necessary, stop the car on the right side of the road, until the tram has passed. Because then you have the most certainty, because then only a vehicle moving faster or as fast as the tram can cause danger. And this danger can be averted by giving a signal and keeping the right side of the road well.
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When you stop in a street, don't forget to reach out first, as a sign for the vehicle following you. Place your car neatly along the sidewalk, not crooked or in such a way that traffic is obstructed by it. You must intervene two vehicles or cars get into the car, then drive a little further, and then reverse between the cars. Do not drive straight over to the left side of the street, against the traffic, but drive to the right and then turn along the direction of the traffic, until you are in front of the house, where you want to be.
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It is also important to know, if you have to go through or along somewhere close with your car, what width you need. That can become such a certainty for you that it will look like virtuosity to the uninitiated. It's a matter of routine, of course, but it can be extremely practiced. It must be started with calculating the extreme points of the fenders. Later on, even this aid is often redundant. The best way to learn this is to place two blocks of wood on the ground, or to drive two posts, which are measured just the width of the wagon apart. Riding on that is the means of learning to estimate a narrow passage. Is the width wide enough to pass, but what When measured tight, keep flat on the side of the traffic obstruction, which is on your and steering wheel side. After all, here you can see exactly how close you can get without the risk of a collision. The other side will then be free of itself.
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If you have to take a side road on the right, keep your arm stretched out in horizontal direction outside the car.
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With an open torpedo, the stop signal can also be given by sticking the arm straight up. In any case, account must then be taken of the somewhat higher rear of the car, or of the possibility that the passengers behind are masking the movement of the arm.
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Swerving at intersections
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Firstly, in the bends. Great tram cars, especially on narrow track, there are the annoying habit, not far off the path of the rails to swing, including the cars of the Amsterdam-Haarlem-Zandvoort-line, the ESM Guard is in such a bend on one approaching tram, or does one want passing in the bend, a car runs the risk of being crushed or at least damaged between the rails and the curb, by the swinging front or rear upper part of the car.
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Lady driving in a horse and cart
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The legal position which Hatasu occupied during the sixteen years that followed the death of Thothmes II. was probably that of regent for Thothmes III., his (and her) younger brother; but practically she was full sovereign of Egypt. It was now that she formed her grand schemes of foreign commerce, and had them carried out by her officers. First of all, she caused to be built, in some harbour on the western coast of the Red Sea, a fleet of ships, certainly not fewer than five, each constructed so as to be propelled both by oars and sails, and each capable of accommodating some sixty or seventy passengers. Of these thirty were the rowers, whose long sweeps were to plough the waves, and bring the vessels into port, whether the wind were favourable or no; some ten or twelve formed the crew; and the remainder consisted of men-at-arms, whose services, it was felt, might be required, if the native tribes were not sufficiently impressed with the advantages of commercial dealings.
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