. The Street railway journal . CTORYPROVIDENCE, R. I. NEW YORK OFFICE39=41 CORTLA/NDT STREET PARIS OFFICE6 RUE BOUDREAU This is a lifting device, attached to the under side of a car and connected withboth platforms of the same, so that the motorman or conductor, by lifting up ahandle, can turn up the long step of an open car and fasten it up, and also let itdown again, without leaving the platform. It has been the custom heretofore to fold up the steps by hand and fastenthem with a hook or chain, it being necessary to have the step on the inside ofthe car, that is, the side which is next to op
. The Street railway journal . CTORYPROVIDENCE, R. I. NEW YORK OFFICE39=41 CORTLA/NDT STREET PARIS OFFICE6 RUE BOUDREAU This is a lifting device, attached to the under side of a car and connected withboth platforms of the same, so that the motorman or conductor, by lifting up ahandle, can turn up the long step of an open car and fasten it up, and also let itdown again, without leaving the platform. It has been the custom heretofore to fold up the steps by hand and fastenthem with a hook or chain, it being necessary to have the step on the inside ofthe car, that is, the side which is next to opposite going car, folded up out of theway so as to give more space between two passing cars, and also to preventpassengers from entering or leaving the car from the off side. It is also neces-ary at times, when passing trucks or wagons in crowded streets, to lift up theoutside steps until the vehicle or obstacle is passed and then lower it down of this may row be done without stopping the car or leaving the THE MLLETiCAI^ STEP JJFTEJ3L, OWNED AND COMTROILED BY THE = CO(VjOLI DATED <2VRvJrE^DER_CO.«=a OT=i=IC_E_ TACTORYTfeovl OEM CE.£2 f WITH STEP DOWN =
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