OF ADRIAN, MICH.

(CHICAGO SALESROOM, 51 Fifth Ave.)

Manufacturers of every variety of Railwar Car Trimmings, Switch and Freight Car Locks, Adjustable Globe Lanterns, Originators of the celebrated Real Bronze Car Trimmings. Centre and Side Lamps a specialty. See preceding page. Send for an Illustrated Catalogue.

JOSEPH WOOD.

E. R. BENNET.

JOSEPH WOOD & CO.,

RAILWAY SUPPLIES,

AND MANUFACTURERS OF

Wood's Patent Adjustable and Stationary Steel Rail Frogs, Steel Rail Crossings and Switches.

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ACENTS FOR

Howe's Patent Self-Acting Lubricator; Howe's Self-Acting Journal Oiler; Van Houten's Patent Car Coupling Pin; National Car Brake Shoe Company; Morgan's Current Water Wheel.

Nos. 40 and 42 Broadway, New-York.

Room 41.

P. O. Box 1049.

1857.

ESTABLISHED

LEHICTON PAINT MILLS.

C. EDWARD HECHT,
EASTON, PA.,

Manufacturer of Linseed Oil, White Lead, White
Zincs, Colors, Putty, Etc., Etc.

SOLE MANUFACTURER OF

HECHT'S CAR COLORS AND FILLER,

Now used by nearly all of the Car Builders any many Railroads in the United States and Canada.

The reputation of my colors has been established for uniformity in quality and brilliancy. They are ground in pure boiled Linseed Oil. Will cover more surface, wear longer, make a better finish, and cost less money than any other colors in the world. Coal, Freight, and Box Car Builders are invited to test them. Circulars and Price-Lists furnished,

COOPER'S ELASTIC CAR WHEEL Patented February 15th and May 31st, 1870.

We respectfully call your attention to important improvements in Railroad Car Wheels, represented by the accompanying drawings, and present for your consideration the following description of the improvements, and some of the advantages.

The drawings will give a correct idea of its construction. Figure 1 shows the general appearance of the wheel, with a part of the outer plate removed to show the manner in which it is attached. Figure 2 is a cross section through the wheel, the dark lines of which represent the elastic packing designed to relieve the wheels, axies, and rails from the severe concussions so destructive with solid wheels. A is a solid wheel with a circular opening at the centre, and is provided with two circular Flanges and six projections or dowels upon each side of the wheel, and all cast in one solid piece. These projections and flanges are provided with rings of vulcanized Rubber, made expressly for this purpose. The two plates marked J, forming the Hub, are provided with circular grooves and recesses to correspond to and receive the flanges and dowels together with the Rubber rings, so that when the wheel is put together, which requires about one hundred tons pressure, all the parts become locked together in the most thorough manner. Before the wheel is taken from the Press it is riveted with three quarter inch rivets. The rivet holes through the wheel are larger than through the hubs, so that the rivets do not interfere with the elastic action of the wheel. The wheel being now complete, is to be bored and drawn upon the axle the same as ordinary wheels. The construction of the parts are such as not to admit of any connection of iron coming in contact with iron, and the relief that is given in turning curves will prove to be very important.

BOSTON CAR WHEEL COMPANY,

Manufacture from the best Salisbury Charcoal Iron, all sizes of the Washburn pattern; also, Locomotive, Truck, Tender and Spoke Wheels of the most approved patterns, constantly on hand and made to order with dispatch; warranted to be equal to the best wheels in the market; also. Kinsley's Axles, furnished and fitted. The lubricating part of our wheels will save the cost over all other wheels now manufactured.

We desire to call your attention to Cooper's Elastic Car and Locomotive Wheels; becoming celebrated for strength, durability, and perfectness of motion, they have now run more than one hundred thousand miles, and every wheel is still in good order. For full description, please send for our circuBOSTON CAR WHEEL COMPANY,

lar.

A. F. COOPER, GENERAL AGENT.

Cambridgeport, Mass.

THE SCHENECTADY LOCOMOTIVE WORKS

Continue to receive orders, and to furnish with promptness the best and latest Improved

COAL OR WOOD BURNING LOCOMOTIVE ENGINES,

And other Railroad Machinery, Tires, etc., etc., and also to Repair and Rebuild Locomotives.
The above Works, located on the N. Y. C. R. R., near the centre of the State, possess superior facilities for forwarding work to any part of the country.
WALTER MCQUEEN, Superintendent.
CHAS, G. ELLIS, Treasurer.

JOHN C. ELLIS, President.

Steel, Iron, and Wooden Railway and Road Bridges, IRON ROOF-TRUSSES, WROUGHT-IRON TURNTABLES, BUILDINGS,

"LINVILLE & PIPER"

Patent Wrought-Iron Bridges,
"WROUGHT IRON COLUMNS,"

FOR BRIDGES AND BUILDINGS,

AND

“UPSET EYE-BARS,"

Pivot Bridges, Iron Viaducts, Iron Piers, Suspension Bridges, Composite Bridges, Bridge Bolts, and General Machine Work. CIRCULARS AND LITHOGRAPHS SENT ON APPLICATION. Office and Works, 51st and Harrison Sts.,

(18th Ward,)

PITTSBURGH, PA.

Philadelphia Office,

St. Louis Office,

No. 426 Walnut St. No. 211 Washington Ave. THOS. M. CARNEGIE, Treas., Pittsburgh, Pa. J. W. WALKER, Ass't Engineer, Pittsburgh, Pa. WALTER KATTE, Engineer, St. Louis, Mo.

J. H. LINVILLE, President, Philadelphia, Pa.
J. L. PIPER, General Manager, Pittsburgh, Pa.