. The Street railway journal . ressor supplied compressed airto various kinds of pneumatic tools useful in the shop or alongthe track. The tools shown included hydro-pneumatic punchesand presses, using oil worked by compressed air for heavy punch-ing and for pressing off pinions, compressed air jacks, drills, ham-mers, chisels and riveters. T. Alderson, of New York, togetherwith W. P. Pressinger, Joe Parr and J. Caskey, made demonstra-tions of the work of the tools. THE STANDARD STEEL WORKS, of Philadelphia, hadH, W. Sheldon as representative. THE AMERICAN CAR SEAT COMPANY, of Brooklyn, ex-hib
. The Street railway journal . ressor supplied compressed airto various kinds of pneumatic tools useful in the shop or alongthe track. The tools shown included hydro-pneumatic punchesand presses, using oil worked by compressed air for heavy punch-ing and for pressing off pinions, compressed air jacks, drills, ham-mers, chisels and riveters. T. Alderson, of New York, togetherwith W. P. Pressinger, Joe Parr and J. Caskey, made demonstra-tions of the work of the tools. THE STANDARD STEEL WORKS, of Philadelphia, hadH, W. Sheldon as representative. THE AMERICAN CAR SEAT COMPANY, of Brooklyn, ex-hibited various types of its push-over and stationary back crossseats, with rattan and plush upholstering. The stationary-backseat is creating interest among railroad officers now, as so manyroads operate cars from one end only, that this type of seat isbecoming more and more general. The push-over cross seats thatwere exhibited included several designs. One was a plush-covered seat, with high roll head rest and automatic movable. EXHIBIT OF THE DUFF MANUFACTURING COMPANY foot rest with side arm. This style of seat is being adopted onhigh-speed interurban cars. Another type was the rattan up-holstered seat, with corrugated back for ordinary street railwayservice. The principal aim in the construction of the reversibleseat is to simplify the mechanical push-over action, and to haveas few parts as possible. This seems to have been accomplished,as the action comprises simply a small tilting link or plate ofmalleable iron, on which the two levers connect, which are used10 reverse the seat back. Consequently, the full mechanism con-
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