The Artizan . I—h^laoiiggBiK. The great merit in Mr. Saxbys present invention consists in this—viz.,that, by its use, it is impossible for a contradictory signal to be given; or forthe points to be contradictory to the signals, or to each other. For, insteadof having to tru6t to taking oft a signal, or closing a point singly andby hand when another signal has been put on, or another point hasbeen closed, or vice versa, &c, in each case where the points, or thesignals in connection therewith, have to be attended to separately,—, by his present invention, so pre-arranges, connects, and t
The Artizan . I—h^laoiiggBiK. The great merit in Mr. Saxbys present invention consists in this—viz.,that, by its use, it is impossible for a contradictory signal to be given; or forthe points to be contradictory to the signals, or to each other. For, insteadof having to tru6t to taking oft a signal, or closing a point singly andby hand when another signal has been put on, or another point hasbeen closed, or vice versa, &c, in each case where the points, or thesignals in connection therewith, have to be attended to separately,—, by his present invention, so pre-arranges, connects, and thus governsthe working of any number of points, and the signals connected therewith,or belonging thereto, by the act of working one hand lever, or any greaternumber of hand levers; so that when one set of points is opened, all thatshould be closed whilst that set is open, have the hand levers and appa-ratus belonging thereto locked or secured, and when this set of points arein their turn closed, those that should be o
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