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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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all carmovements requiring written orders, except, of course, wherecars move according to the schedule. Its use overcomes shift-ing of blame, confusion of orders, unnecessary messages andthe like. Order forms of various sizes can be issued, dependingupon the size of the register. Any form of train order blank,however, can be outlined according to the requirements. ♦♦♦ MOTORMANS SANDAL A spring sandal, to be worn by motormen for relieving themfrom the constant vibration of the car, has recently been in-vented by B. R. Bonney, of Pasadena, Cal. Mr. Bonney is anold motorman, having been employed by the Pacific ElectricRailway Company, of Los Angeles, and his invention is the re-sult of personal investigations, which had as their aim the reliefto motormen of the jar and vibration which the men receivefrom the car. Physicians are said to testify to the bad effectsthat frequently result from this continual vibration, such asvaricose veins and kidney trouble, and motormen often have to
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SANDAL ATTACHED TO SHOE leave the service on this account. Where the men are providedwith stools, which they use during a part or all of the trip, theresults are not so bad. The Bonney sandal is constructed to fit over the shoe, asshown. As may be noticed from the accompanying illustrionsthe sandal consists of a thin sole, formed to fit the bottom of ashoe, and raised from the floor by a hard-rubber piece under thetoe and by coil springs at the heel. The rubber piece is in. xiy2 ins. x 4 ins., and is riveted to the metal sole. The springsare made out of a single piece of the best spring steel, and thedesign is such that the tension of the spring increases with theweight, so a heavy man gets the same protection as one ofaverage or light weight. The sole is insulated with rubber, and is held to the foot by two leather straps, which are secured byglove fasteners. A pair of the sandals weigh about 15 ounces,and it is said that the wearing of them causes no inconvenience,as the motorman ca

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