. The Street railway journal . nt. After a thorough trial, thiscompany has recently contracted with the manufacturer, W. , of New York, for the equipment of its entire systemwith the Twentieth Century Fender. This fender was de-scribed some months ago in these columns, and it willbe remembered that it contains many points of useful-ness as a life saver and is claimed to possess great dura-bility. Its peculiar construction renders it particularly easyto take to pieces, and the perfect interchangeability of itsparts provides for its economical repair in case of damage, al-though the resi
. The Street railway journal . nt. After a thorough trial, thiscompany has recently contracted with the manufacturer, W. , of New York, for the equipment of its entire systemwith the Twentieth Century Fender. This fender was de-scribed some months ago in these columns, and it willbe remembered that it contains many points of useful-ness as a life saver and is claimed to possess great dura-bility. Its peculiar construction renders it particularly easyto take to pieces, and the perfect interchangeability of itsparts provides for its economical repair in case of damage, al-though the resiliency of its spring construction and its flexibilityprevent it from being seriously injured when coming in contactwith obstructions on the track or in collision with vehicles. Thefender is easily detachable and its fastenings to the car of the ingenious features of the device is an attachment bywhich the fender can be run at any predetermined height fromthe roadbed. This enables the fender to be lowered within half.
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