The Wheel and cycling trade review . mewhat discouraging and forebodingsign in front of an open-air Boulevard teach-ery reads, Riding taught with pains. LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT. It is sometimes hard to throw new light onan old subject, but everything new regardingbicycle lamps is eagerly sought by all whoride wheels. Absolute perfection is an impos-sibility, but it is an excellent goal to strive forand he who makes an earnest effort to thatend usually reaps a reward. For years it has been contended that theideal bicycle lamp should resemble the head-light of a locomotive as nearly as possi
The Wheel and cycling trade review . mewhat discouraging and forebodingsign in front of an open-air Boulevard teach-ery reads, Riding taught with pains. LIKE A LOCOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT. It is sometimes hard to throw new light onan old subject, but everything new regardingbicycle lamps is eagerly sought by all whoride wheels. Absolute perfection is an impos-sibility, but it is an excellent goal to strive forand he who makes an earnest effort to thatend usually reaps a reward. For years it has been contended that theideal bicycle lamp should resemble the head-light of a locomotive as nearly as possible,and now Markt & Co., the big London ex-porters, whose New York office is at 193 and194 West street, are offering the Americantrade The World, a German-made illuminatorthat is in all respects a headlight in minia-ture, glass chimney and all, with the resultthat it gives a light of great power. In appearance it slightly differs from theconventional patterns, as it is hardly possibleto construct a lamp on this principle as com-. pactly as one with a naked flame. The lensis 3% inches in diameter and, backed by aparabolic reflector, throws a tremendous lightsurface. The oil reservoir is attached by twosimple clamps, and every part of the lamp iseasily accessible for cleaning. However, it isin the chimney that the most radical depart-ure is shown. By its use all smoking of thereflector is avoided, besides allowing a flameof great steadiness. The lamp is handsomelynickelled, and weighs but fourteen ounces. Four other models are shown, of which theGlobus, weighing but eight ounces, is the bestseller. DIFFICULT FORGINGS A W. Dorntge, the one-time racingman and cycle manufacturer, is now a mem-ber of the McKaig-Dorntge Drop ForgingCompany, which has established itself at ,286 West avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. Difficultforgings is their specialty. The Messrs. Mc-Kaig have spent their lives at the hammers,and are naturally well up in the have supplied a nu
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