. The Street railway journal . lery is kept in constant motion by either a gas MYTH CITY, KATZENTAMMER CASTLE, TEMPLE OF MIRTH,CAVE OF THE WINDS, ETC. The planning and construction of unique illusion andlaughing buildings has been brought to a high state of devel-opment by the Continental Anuisement Construction Companv,of Buffalo, N. Y., which is responsible for originating somevery popular attractions of this character. The illustrationson the next page show two of the companys structures, oneknown as Katzcnjanuucr Castle and the otlier ;is tlie Teni|)]cof Mirth. The former is 70 ft. x 20 ft
. The Street railway journal . lery is kept in constant motion by either a gas MYTH CITY, KATZENTAMMER CASTLE, TEMPLE OF MIRTH,CAVE OF THE WINDS, ETC. The planning and construction of unique illusion andlaughing buildings has been brought to a high state of devel-opment by the Continental Anuisement Construction Companv,of Buffalo, N. Y., which is responsible for originating somevery popular attractions of this character. The illustrationson the next page show two of the companys structures, oneknown as Katzcnjanuucr Castle and the otlier ;is tlie Teni|)]cof Mirth. The former is 70 ft. x 20 ft. x 20 ft. in size, contain-ing a number of tlie latest mirth-|)rovoking devices and illu-sions, while the entrance itself surely is odd enough to provokeanybodys curiosity. The Temple of Mirth is a massive I 680 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 14. Eg-yptian-like structure, 50 ft. x 20 ft. x 20 ft. in products of this company are Myth City, the Helter-Skelter slide, Cave of the Winds, Caves of Capri and. KATZENJAMMER CASTLE House of Trouble. The company sells plans of all of thesebuildings at a low figure, and as the cost of construction is eral excellence of construction of its skates, but specifically tothe high-grade material and workmanship which characterizetheir ball-bearing mechanism, which is the point of greatestinterest to roller skaters to-day. The cones and ballcases are made from cast steel tempered in oil. Theball cases are made in two parts and milled from thebar, and being made in this way, the bearings areparallel with the outside. The cones and ball cases,after being tempered, are ground to accuracy, therebyinsuring a perfect bearing. Ball cases are apt to loosen, from various causes,and there must be some way of holding them securelyto the rims. Ball cases, whether made in one or twopieces, simply forced into the rims, or even with hotmetal poured around the ball case, are not safe, and atjust the important time and when needed most, a
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