. The Street railway journal . he market is illustrated in the ac-companying engraving and has been in use for some time past onthe line of the Decatur Traction & Electric Company, Decatur, 111.,of which line Andrew Ambule, the inventor, is general device is intended for rapidly and safely getting the free endof a broken trolley wire out of the way so that the current can beput back on the section where the break has occurred withoutfear of again opening the circuit breaker or rendering the com-pany liable for damages to animals, persons or property from thedangerous live wire. The
. The Street railway journal . he market is illustrated in the ac-companying engraving and has been in use for some time past onthe line of the Decatur Traction & Electric Company, Decatur, 111.,of which line Andrew Ambule, the inventor, is general device is intended for rapidly and safely getting the free endof a broken trolley wire out of the way so that the current can beput back on the section where the break has occurred withoutfear of again opening the circuit breaker or rendering the com-pany liable for damages to animals, persons or property from thedangerous live wire. The device is extremely simple, consisting simply of threepieces of wood fastened together in the way shown so as to makea pair of wooden tongs that have an enormous gripping poweron the short ends. One of the long arms is connected to theend of a piece of J^-in. rope which passes around a pin in theend of the other arm. A pull on this rope therefore will cause thetongs to close over any article placed between them with great. PICK-UP FOR TROLLEY WIRE force, and grooves are cut crosswise in the jaws to receive the trol-ley wire and hold it firmly in place. That device when not in usecan be easily stowed away under the seat of the car, the rope be-ing wrapped around it. About 45 ft. of rope is supplied with eachpick-up, which is amply sufficient for all ordinary service, it be-ing long enough to reach any convenient limb of a tree or cross-arm which can be utilized for holding the trolley wire up in theair in a position approximating that normally occupied. The device has been taken up by the Garton-Daniels Company,of Keokuk, Iowa, and is being manufactured by this companyin large quantities. It will be known in the future as the G-DTrolley Pick-Up. One of the greatest advantages is the factthat it is not necessary to place the wire parallel with the handles,but the gripping is done by holding the pick-up at right anglesto the wire and so all danger of the operator receiving a shoc
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