. Electric railway review . and between the wheel and thewire, thus assuring high conductivity and long life at thewheel. The oiling scheme consists of an oil chamber filled withfelt, which, when saturated with oil, distributes the lubricantevenly over the surface of the bearing. The oil is insertedthrough an opening in the oil chamber, which is closed by aball held in place by a spring. Under the severest operatingconditions this chamber needs filling only once in seven days. In severe service the wheel is guaranteed by its makerto run miles. It is manufactured and sold by theHumphrey
. Electric railway review . and between the wheel and thewire, thus assuring high conductivity and long life at thewheel. The oiling scheme consists of an oil chamber filled withfelt, which, when saturated with oil, distributes the lubricantevenly over the surface of the bearing. The oil is insertedthrough an opening in the oil chamber, which is closed by aball held in place by a spring. Under the severest operatingconditions this chamber needs filling only once in seven days. In severe service the wheel is guaranteed by its makerto run miles. It is manufactured and sold by theHumphrey Trolley & Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich. A special lamp socket has recently been placed on themarket by the General Electric Company, which should provevery attractive to managers of amusement resorts and electricrailways who suffer lamp losses by petty thievery or byjarring from car fixtures. In the old style of locking socket the lamp was held rigidin the socket, and attempts to remove it generally resulted in. A Locking Lamp Socket. breaking the globe. In the new style the screw shell turnsfreely and the lamp cannot be removed until the shell is un-locked with the key. The socket is shown in the accompanying illustration,and it should be noted that the addition of the locking featurehas been made without detracting in any way from the neatappearance of the standard socket. This locking socket should also appeal to those who hadcontemplated using the higher priced tantalum and tungstenlamps, but who had deferred doing so on account of the extrainducements offered to the sneak thief. WORCESTER DOUBLE-ACTING FENDER. The Worcester Railway Supply Company is manufacturingat Worcester, Mass., the double-acting fender illustrated inthe accompanying halftone engraving. In this illustration
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