The Street railway journal (1886) (14761922942)

Identifier: streetrailwa318861887newy (find matches)

Title: The Street railway journal

Year: 1884 (1880s)

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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation

Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.

Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries

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STREET CAR SEATS £ BACKS. MAIN PANEL. in. w.w.

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THREE-PLY CAR SIDES. Having given our three ply white wood car sides a thorough trial for anumber of years In our city street and railway lines, which test has left them asfirm and good as the day they were put in, we unhesitatingly place these sidesin the market as a superior article. They are composed of three white wood (orpoplar) veneers, each .„ Inch thick, the grain of the center layer running at rightangles with the two outside layers. Hence they derive all the special and well-known advantages of glued up wood over single ply, namely:1st. They are fully 75 per cent stronger, for they brace and stiffen thecar. 2nd. They are lighter, being only 3-8 inch thick, and so do tot add so much dead weight to the car.3rd. They will not check or split by change of atmosphere.4th. They will not split or crack when nailing into place , even though the nail be placed near the edge.5th. Being laid over a form to suit the shape of the car frame or post they cannot buckle or twist, a feature

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