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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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by James Hitchcock, general sales agent. THE JANDUS ELECTRIC COMPANY, with the Creag-head Engineering Company, displayed several well-known typesof its lamps, including five in series, for street railway circuits, 110volt, and alternating circuits. The company ciaims that it hasmore lamps in use on street railways than any other lamp con-cern. THE ROBINSON ELECTRIC TRUCK & SUPPLY COM-PANY was represented by William Robinson, who showed thewell-known Robinson radial truck, and also a special six-wheeltruck for parlor cars. Mr. Robinson was present, and distributedsome circulars relating to the use of his trucks on several streetrailways. THE AMERICAN RAILWAY SUPPLY COMPANY, ofNew York, displayed a board containing samples of the regularline of cap and coat badges of all kind which this company sup-plies. The badges are made of various metals including aluminum,brass, German silver, etc. A sample of the badges used by theNew York police force was also shown, this company having re-
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EXHIBIT OF AMERICAN RAIL JOINT & MFG. CO. cently secured a contract for supplying the entire police force ofGreater New York with necessary badges. Walter Chur, of New-York, represented the company. THE KNITTED MATTRESS COMPANY, of Canton Junc-tion, Mass., displayed samples of its knitted cotton padding forupholstering car seats and chairs and for mattresses, table pads,etc. This padding is firm, soft and easily washed, and when usedin upholstering work tends to preserve the life and finish of plushcoverings. THE BARBOUR-STOCKWELL COMPANY, of Cam-bridgeport, Mass., displayed samples of special work, irogs, matesand rails. This company has done a great deal of work in andaround Boston, and its special work received many encomiums,not only from users, but also from all who inspected the construc-tion carefully. THE AMERICAN VITRIFIED CONDUIT COMPANY,of New York, had an extensive exhibit of its glazed vitrifiedconduit for underground street construction. A full size manholewas shown

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