. The Street railway journal . No. 1.—Center Car Lamp in general use throughout No. 3.—Box Lamp with drip cup. A11 kinds of trimmings pertaiiiinsr to car lamps. the United states and Canada. MANUFACTURER OF W. H. SMITHS PATENT RAILROAD CENTER LAMPS AND REFLECTORS. STREET CAR SEATS & BACKS. MAIN in. THREE-PLY CAR SIDES. Having given our three ply white wood car sides a thorough trial for anumber or years In our city street and railway lines, wlilch test has left them asArm and good as the day they were put In, we unhesitatingly place these sidesIn the market as a superior articl
. The Street railway journal . No. 1.—Center Car Lamp in general use throughout No. 3.—Box Lamp with drip cup. A11 kinds of trimmings pertaiiiinsr to car lamps. the United states and Canada. MANUFACTURER OF W. H. SMITHS PATENT RAILROAD CENTER LAMPS AND REFLECTORS. STREET CAR SEATS & BACKS. MAIN in. THREE-PLY CAR SIDES. Having given our three ply white wood car sides a thorough trial for anumber or years In our city street and railway lines, wlilch test has left them asArm and good as the day they were put In, we unhesitatingly place these sidesIn the market as a superior article. They are composed of three white wood (orpoplar) veneers, each !„ Inch thick, the grain ot the center layer running at rightangles with the two outside layers. Hence they derive all the special and well-known advantages of glued up wood over single ply, namely:1st. They are fully 75 per cent stronger, for they brace and stiffen thecar. 2nd. They are lighter, being only 3-8 inch thick, and so do ^ot add so much dead weight to the They will not check or split by change of They will not split or crack when nailing into place, even though the nail be placed near the Being laid over a form to suit the shape of the car frame or post they cannot buckle or twist, a feature w
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