. The Street railway journal . These shoes are forged into shape under heavy dr(ip hammers, greatly condensing the iron nnd adding very much to wearing qual-ities, making it nearly equal to steel in distinctive feature of our system of manufacture is, that it produces a finishedshoe, calked, or plain, ready for attachingto the hoof. The crease is made low and the nailholes are punched well in and beveled topermit the nailhead to be well driven in,reduciog the strain on the nails andiuiing a firmly fastened shoe. The foot bearing of the shoe is level, tmaterially aiding in the pr
. The Street railway journal . These shoes are forged into shape under heavy dr(ip hammers, greatly condensing the iron nnd adding very much to wearing qual-ities, making it nearly equal to steel in distinctive feature of our system of manufacture is, that it produces a finishedshoe, calked, or plain, ready for attachingto the hoof. The crease is made low and the nailholes are punched well in and beveled topermit the nailhead to be well driven in,reduciog the strain on the nails andiuiing a firmly fastened shoe. The foot bearing of the shoe is level, tmaterially aiding in the preservation of thehoof. It is not ne essaiy to heat the shoe inorder to fit it. There are no welds in the shoe to break,the calks being solid fc-ged up from The shoes have a good substantial clipdrawn up from metal driven outside theregular outlines of the shoe for that pur-pose. The outer edge of the clip, whendrawn up, coinciding with the outlines ofthe shoe, requires no robbing of the hoofwall to let in the clip. Havingample capital and bei g equippedwith the most modern and best machinery,and using only the best grades of material,we are confident of our ability to furnishconsumers the best, the longest wearing,the cheapest an J the most satisfactory shoeiu the market. Our shoes are now extensive-ly used by the largest sti-eet railway com-panies iu New York city, Philadelphia, Chi-cago, New Orleans, Biifialo, Washington,D. C, and Brooklyn. We present illustrations of some of the many designs of shoes manufactured by us. Otjb Calked Shoe. A good, strong, reliable shoe to have on hand. The calks will not come off. Always ready to nail on. A handy shoe for the Winter, easily sharpened, and, as the calks will not break, will give as much
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