. Electric railway journal . Smith-Ward Shim Slack Adjusters NOW AT New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport Smith-Ward shim slack adjusters have been placed on thelatest ninety-two cars of the Connecticut Company as a part ofstandard equipment. The advantages of the Smith-Ward shim slack adjuster havebeen demonstrated so decisively that it is long beyond the OnTest stage. A device that assures correct brakeshoe application at alltimes; that makes the period between brakeshoe inspectionsequal the life of the shoe; that eliminates hasty brakeshoe adjust-ment by hand at the end of long interurban runs
. Electric railway journal . Smith-Ward Shim Slack Adjusters NOW AT New Haven, Hartford and Bridgeport Smith-Ward shim slack adjusters have been placed on thelatest ninety-two cars of the Connecticut Company as a part ofstandard equipment. The advantages of the Smith-Ward shim slack adjuster havebeen demonstrated so decisively that it is long beyond the OnTest stage. A device that assures correct brakeshoe application at alltimes; that makes the period between brakeshoe inspectionsequal the life of the shoe; that eliminates hasty brakeshoe adjust-ment by hand at the end of long interurban runs; that avoidsthe possibility of inspectors slighting brakeshoe adjustment indisagreeable weather; that saves its cost many times over in lesscarhouse labor and less brakeshoe cost. THATS THE SMITH-WARD SHIM SLACK ADJUSTER! Smith-Ward Brake Company, Inc. 17 Battery Place, New York W. R. Kerschner Co. Eastern Sales Agents 50 Church St., New York illllllllllllllllllllll! July 1, 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 33 5 III I. HESS-BRIGHT THE INIMITABLE BEARING Selecting Hess=Bright Ball Bearingsat Rochester The New York State Railways-Rochester Lines installed Hess-Bright ball-bearings on a trial car early in 1911 at a time when the value of anti-frictionbearings for electric railway service was little appreciated. The Rochester and other tests have enabled us to become thoroughlyacquainted with the demands peculiar to electric railway conditions, particu-larly in producing a railway bearing of LONG LIFE AND RELIABILITY The selection of Hess-Bright Journal Ball Bearings for the fifty newpay-as-you-pass cars of the New York State Railways-Rochester Linesis significant as an indication that anti-friction bearings are now beingconsidered as a standard part of car equipment. P□ 1200 DD□□ -t JOD 2 S/ope DD□□□□ 1200 £2-7 ^2-7:-^ c LIBD •//-»/- -—-3**-- 26-0 Truck Centers »J< — 12 -/{ SO-O oyer Buffers — — One of the Fifty Cars to be equipped with Hess-Bright Bal
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