. The street railway review . V^l SCHAFI EK WHEEL PRE^S This company has also introduced excellent appliancesto be attached to any hydraulic wheel press for straight-ening car axles, and pressing off car wheels from axles onwhich a motor gear is located near the wheel. All theproducts of the Schaffer Manufacturing Company aresold under a guarantee. SIMPLE TRACK BRUSH HOLDER. THE reversible and adjustable track brush holdermade by the Track Brush Holder Company, ofRockford, 111., is a neat little arrangement for hold-ing an article that is needed on every road. The major-ity of brushes are eith
. The street railway review . V^l SCHAFI EK WHEEL PRE^S This company has also introduced excellent appliancesto be attached to any hydraulic wheel press for straight-ening car axles, and pressing off car wheels from axles onwhich a motor gear is located near the wheel. All theproducts of the Schaffer Manufacturing Company aresold under a guarantee. SIMPLE TRACK BRUSH HOLDER. THE reversible and adjustable track brush holdermade by the Track Brush Holder Company, ofRockford, 111., is a neat little arrangement for hold-ing an article that is needed on every road. The major-ity of brushes are either so that they drag alongbehind the wheels when the car changes direction or havea lot of complicated machinery for raising and brush holder is placed on the guard board of thetruck at each end. It is thrown up or down and locked. BRUSH SET. BRCSH RELEASED. in either position by the motorman at the end of eachtrip. At Rockford it is the custom to make the changewith the switch hook from the car platform. When thebrush is down it is held rigidl} to the rail and cleanscurves and all. It is claimed that brushes will last muchlonger with this than in other holders doing the samework but allowed to remain down all the time. Thedevice is the invention of a practical railway manager,and is extremely simple j-et strong, and can be attachedto a car in a few minutes with unskilled labor. (^ticd.^F(aU\v&)9^yicW* 553
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