. Railway age gazette . regulatedby adjusting the stops onthe pump, which is veryeasily and quickly done. It isalso provided with a gradu-ated scale showing all inter-mediate gallons, half gal-lons, quarts or pints, mak-ing the pump virtually onewith a maximum capacity of 5 gal., and a minimum of onepint, so that any intermediate quantity can be pumped andaccurately measured. Gears on the pump are designed to pro-vide a quick return motion, so that one revolution on the re-turn is equal to six revolutions of the handle on the upwardstroke. Two cross bars are provided which evenly distributetli
. Railway age gazette . regulatedby adjusting the stops onthe pump, which is veryeasily and quickly done. It isalso provided with a gradu-ated scale showing all inter-mediate gallons, half gal-lons, quarts or pints, mak-ing the pump virtually onewith a maximum capacity of 5 gal., and a minimum of onepint, so that any intermediate quantity can be pumped andaccurately measured. Gears on the pump are designed to pro-vide a quick return motion, so that one revolution on the re-turn is equal to six revolutions of the handle on the upwardstroke. Two cross bars are provided which evenly distributetlie weight of the plunger, making the pump easy of opera-tion. Located in the head of the pump is a discharging registerwhich tallies the number of gallons pumped, in multiples offive up to 50 and then repeats. A meter is also provided whichregisters all liquid discharged, to 100,000 gal., and then re-peats. The pump is provided with a locking device so that it canbe operated only by those persons in possession of a Five-Gallon Pump for Oil orGasolene Quicker Service Between London .d \ris.—At a con-ference held recently in Paris between representatives of theBrighton Railway Company and officials of the State railways ofFrance, many improvements and accelerations in the serviceslietween London and Paris, via Newhaven and Dieppe, were ar-ranged to come into operation next year. The morning servicesfrom London and Paris will be accelerated by about half an hourin each direction, and an afternoon service between London andParis will be run during the summer months. June, 1914 RAILWAY AGE GAZETTE, MECHANICAL EDITION 331 ADJUSTABLE PLIERS A h:n»l tool of general utility is shown in the accompanyingillustrations. The device consists of pliers provided with onejointed lever, enabling the movement of the jaws independentlyof the handles. One of the designs is made with a worm thumbnut. making it thoroughly adjustable, it being possible while thetool is in use in any capacity
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