. The Street railway journal . engaged in electricalexperiment, the most satisfactory of which was an electrical trac-tion motor. It was not, however, until 1850 that the Patent Officeissued the papers which recorded as No. 7287 the improvementin electromagnetic engines. The of th; patent states thatLillie had invented a new and useful machine for the generationof electromagnetic power. The claim of newness made was:First, the employment of induced electricity, inducing electricityin the secondary electromagnets, to be used as motive power, inconnection with the prime mover, and to neutr
. The Street railway journal . engaged in electricalexperiment, the most satisfactory of which was an electrical trac-tion motor. It was not, however, until 1850 that the Patent Officeissued the papers which recorded as No. 7287 the improvementin electromagnetic engines. The of th; patent states thatLillie had invented a new and useful machine for the generationof electromagnetic power. The claim of newness made was:First, the employment of induced electricity, inducing electricityin the secondary electromagnets, to be used as motive power, inconnection with the prime mover, and to neutralize the secondarycurrents of the principal magnets formed by the direct currentfrom the battery. A traveling exhibition by Messrs. Lillie and Col-ton of a model electric railway was shown around 1847 and later,one notable feature of which was the use of the track as part ofthe return circuit. The model was discovered in a scrap heap someyears ago, and was exhibited in operation at the New York Elec-trical Exhibition of JOHN HARRIS Street Railway Journal Vol. XXI. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1903 No. 18 Published Eveky Saturday by theMcGRAW PUBLISHING COMPANY Main Office: ^ NEW YORK, Engineering Building, 114 Liberty Street. Branch Offices: « ^Chicago: Monadnock Block. V j, Philadelphia: 929 Chestnut Street. » ■ Op Cleveland: Cuyahoga Building. ^ London: Hastings House, Norfolk Stretti/Strand. Cable Address, Stryjourn, New York,—Liebers Code ^TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION In the United States, Canada and Mexico $ per annum Single copies, first issue of each month, 25 cents; other issues, 10 cents. $ To all Countries outside of the United States, Canada and Mexico. £l-5sM 2?,Fr. 31 Single copies, first issue of each month, 40 cents; other issues, 15 payable in advance, by check or money order. Remittancesfor foreign subscriptions may be made through our European office. Entered as second-class matter at the New York Post , 1902,
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