. The street railway review . In addition thereare many special de-signs in store, suchas arches, circles,shields, crosses, power house, 1893. wheels, bells, insig- nias for many of the benevolent societies and banks ofcolored lamps from which block letters can be formed;special designs are made for societies to order. All thesethings are made by the carpenter and wired up by the menwho care for the cars. Iron hangers are put on the backs of the signs so thatthey can be hung to the dash. Some taste has to beused in the arrangement of the colored lights tomake pleasing combinations. As a rule t
. The street railway review . In addition thereare many special de-signs in store, suchas arches, circles,shields, crosses, power house, 1893. wheels, bells, insig- nias for many of the benevolent societies and banks ofcolored lamps from which block letters can be formed;special designs are made for societies to order. All thesethings are made by the carpenter and wired up by the menwho care for the cars. Iron hangers are put on the backs of the signs so thatthey can be hung to the dash. Some taste has to beused in the arrangement of the colored lights tomake pleasing combinations. As a rule the clearglass bulbs are the better for exterior decoration forthe colored glass does not give such a brilliant. POWER HOUSE, iSq/. effect. For interior illumination the colored lights are verybeautiful, the only drawback being that the passengers havea great fondness for the globes and carry them away assouvenirs. Over 5,000 incandescent lamps are in use for these decor-ations ; in some cases as many as 5S0 lights are arranged ona train of three cars. To prevent the lamps being shortcircuited in wet weather thin rubber tubing is slipped overthe sockets. These lamps for decorating are entirely inde-pendent of the regular lights which are not disturlied at anylime. Along the middle of each roof is a No. 8 B. & S. insulatedwire and at either end is a copper socket. At four pointsalong the top of the car, connections are made through fuseblocks to the brass lugs, the second lug of each pair being
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