. The Street railway journal . Small Head Light, lor Grip Cars and Stages. No. 1.—Center Car Lamp In general use throughoutthe United States and Canada. Ho. 3.—Box Lamp with drip cup. All kinds of trimmings pertaining to car lamps. MANUFACTURER OF W. H. SMITHS PATENT RAILROAD CENTER LAMPS AND REFLECTORS. STREET CAR SEATS & BACKS. MAIN !o In. 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 thes
. The Street railway journal . Small Head Light, lor Grip Cars and Stages. No. 1.—Center Car Lamp In general use throughoutthe United States and Canada. Ho. 3.—Box Lamp with drip cup. All kinds of trimmings pertaining to car lamps. MANUFACTURER OF W. H. SMITHS PATENT RAILROAD CENTER LAMPS AND REFLECTORS. STREET CAR SEATS & BACKS. MAIN !o In. 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 <ot add so much dead weight to the They will not check or split by change of They will not split or crack when nailing into place , even though the nail be placed near the Being laid over a form to suit the shape of the car frame or post they cannot buckle or twist, a feature wh
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