Car Builder’s Dictionary 1884 Revised and enlarged edition

Description: RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Car Builder’s Dictionary 1884 Revised and enlarged edition Car Builders Dictionary by Mathias N. Forney Hard Cover first page torn and semi loose, 431 pages includes 74 pages of ads Copyright 1884 REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION to which has been added a vocabulary of the elading terms used in English railway carriage and wagon construction. Axles:PAGE. Andrews & Clooney, New York City 26 Michigan Car Co., Detroit, Mich 24 Midvale Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa 60 Pittsburgh Forge & Iron Co., l'ittsburgh, Pa 45 Thos. Prosser & Son, 15 Gold St., New York 61 Barbed Wire : Washburn & Moen, Worcester, Mass 63 Blinds : J. G. Wilson, 529 W. 22d St., New York 42 Bolt Cutters: Howard Iron Works, Buffalo, N. Y 38 Bolts, Nuts, Washers and Rivets: Hoopes & Townsend, Philadelphia, Pa 50 J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa 59 Books and Publications: The Railroad Gazette, 73 Broadway, New York 72 National Car-Builder, Morse Building, New York 72 Brakes: American Brake Co., St. Louis, Mo 9 Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburgh, Pa7 and 8 Brake Chains: Reiter & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 54 Brake Shoes: Ramapo Wheel and Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10 Bumper Plates: Wm. Mcllvain & Sons, Reading, Pa 64 Cars: Billmeyer & Small Co., York, Pa 20 J. G. Brill & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 19 Erie Car Works, Erie, Pa 67 Gilbert Car Mfg. Co., Troy, N.Y. 67 Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington, Del 21 Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co., Harrisburg, Pa 22 Jackson & Sharp Co. Wilmington, Del 70 Michigan Car Co., Detroit, Mich 24 Mo. Car & Foundry Co., St Louis, Mo 23 Pardee Car & Machine Works, Watsontown, Pa 25 U. S. Rolling Stock Co., New York and Chicago 25 Car Couplings: Cowell Platform & Coupling Co., Cleveland, 0 52 McConway, Torley & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 5 and 6 Car Furnishings: Crerar, Adams & Co., Chicago, Ill 47 James L. Howard & Co., Hartford, Conn61 Post & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 48 Union Brass Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill 73 Car Heaters: Bissell & Co , Pittsburgh, Pa 31 Gouge Heating & Ventilating Co., 548 Broadway, New York 34 Johnston Ry. Heater Co., Boston, Mass 33 James Spear, Philadelphia, Pa 33 A E. Winslow & Co., Cleveland, Ohio 34 Car and Locomotive Castings: Howard Iron Works, Buffalo, N. Y. 38 Car Seals: E. J. Brooks & Co., 51 Dey St., New York 54 Car Seats: George Buntin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 55 Frost & Peterson, 630 W. 30th St., New York 66 Hale & Kilburn Mfg. Co.. Philadelphia, Pa 3 Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Co., Hartford, Ct 65 Union Brass Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 73 Car-shop Tools: Billings & Spencer Co., Hartford, Conn 67 Cranes: Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. Stamford, Conn 35 Dust Guards: Vulcanized Fibre Co., Wilmington, Del 52 Engraving: Photo-Elect. Engraving Co., 20 Cliff St., New York 68 Fire Extinguishers: S. F. Hayward, 407 Broadway, New York 70 Flexible Shafting: Stow Flexible Shaft Co., Philadelphia, Pa 70 Gauges, Plain and Screw-thread: Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn 39 Glass: Holbrook Bros., 89 Beekman St., N. Y 49 Granulated Cork: Armstrong Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 64 Hand Cars: Billmeyer & Small Co., York, Pa.. 20 Pardee Car & Machine Works, Watsontown, Pa 25 H. W. Peabody & Co., Boston, Mass 70 Sheffield Velocipede Car Co., Three Rivers, Mich 25 Hydraulic Jacks: Richard Dudgeon, 24 Columbia St., New York 58 P. S. Justice & Co., 14 N. Fifth St , Philadelphia, Pa 58 Watson & Stillman, 471 Grand St , New York 56 Iron Rolling Mills: J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa 59 Journal Bearings: Ajax Metal Co., Philadelphia, Pa 42 John Fitzsimmons, Pittsburgh, Pa 53 D. A. Hopkins, 113 Liberty St., New York 1 and 2 G.o. R. Meneely & Co., West Troy, N. Y 3 Phosphor-Bronze Smelting Co., Philadelphia 59 Paul S. Reeves, Philadelphia, Pa 56 Journal Boxes: Ramapo Wheel & Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10 Lamps: Post & Co., Cincinnati, 0 48 Josephine D. Smith, 350 Pearl St., New York 65 Lighting: Pintsch Lighting Co., 19 William St., New York. 44 Locomotives: Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia 43 Lumber: Lord & Bushnell Co., Chicago, Ill 55 Shepard & Morse Lumber CoTonawanda, N. Y 66 Vanderbilt & Hopkins, 120 Liberty St., New York 66 Machinery and Tools: Billings & Spencer Co., Hartford, Conn 67 The Egan Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 65 J. A. Fay & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 36 Goodell & Waters, Philadelphia, Pa 37 Lane & Bodley Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 62 Pittsburgh Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 59 Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn 39 Putnam Machine Co., Fitchburg, Mass 67 C. B. Rogers & Co, Norwich, Conn 64 Wm. Sellers & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 41 Machinery, Nuts and Drop Forgings: Rhode Island Tool Works, Providence, E. I 40 Mahogany: Dannat & Pell, Broome St., New York 67 Wm. E. Uptegrove & Bro., E. 10th St., New York 66 Malleable Iron Castings: Dayton Malleable Iron Co., Dayton, 0 55 Mineral Wool: U. S. Mineral Wool Co., 22 Cortlandt St., New York 51 Nut Locks: Vulcanized Fibre Co., Wilmington, Del 52 Paints and Colors: F. W. Devoe & Co., Fulton St., New York 57 Railroad Supplies: Crerar, Adams & Co., Chicago, Ill 47 E. J. Brooks & Co., 51 Dey St., New York 54 Pittsburgh Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 59 H. A. Rogers, 19 John St., New York 65 Ranges: S. Wilks, Chicago, Ill 32 Rooting: Empire Car Roofing Co., Chicago, Ill 68 Sash Lifts: N. Y. Car Fittings Co., Drexel Building, New York 57 Springs: Andrews & Clooney, New York 26 Chicago Tyre & Spring Works, Chicago, Ill 71 A. French Spring Co., Limited, Pittsburgh, Pa 27 and 28 Miller, Metcalf & Parkin, Pittsburgh, Pa 29 Richard Vose, 13 Barclay St., New York 30 Steel Castings: Chester Steel Castings Co., Philadelphia, Pa 56 Steel Tires: Chicago Tyre & Spring Works, Chicago, Ill 71 Midvale Steel Co., Philadelphia, Pa 60 Nashua Iron & Steel Co., Nashua, N. H 62 Thomas Prosser & Son, 15 Gold St., New York 61 Standard Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa 60 Street Cars: J. G. Brill & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 19 John Stephenson Co., New York 72 Steel-Tired Wheels: Allen Paper Car Wheel Co., 239 Broadway, New York. 11 Atwood Hemp Car Wheel Co., 59 Liberty St., New York 13 W. R. Ellis, New York and Boston 12 W. W. Snow, Ramapo, N. Y 10 Transfer Tables: N. W. Robinson, Chicago, Ill 67 Trucks: Suspension Car Truck Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 74 Upholstery Goods: Warren E,nerson, Boston, Mass. 68 De 1 & J. C. Noblit & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 64 Ryer & Wagner, 169 Canal St., New York 38 Union Brass Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 73 Varnishes: De Golyer & Bro., Chicago, Ill 69 F. W. Devoe & Co., Fulton and William Sts., New York 57 Chas. H. Gillespie, New York 68 Parrott Varnish Co., Bridgeport, Conn 69 Edward Stith & Co., 158 William St., New York 63 Veneers: James T. Allen, 237 Canal St., New York 68 Frost & Peterson, 630 W. Thirtieth St., New York 66 Wm. E. Uptegrove & Bro., E. Tenth St., New York 66 Weather Strips: Pat. Metallic Weather Strip Co., 924 Broadway, New York 34 Wheels: Allen Paper Car Wheel Co., 239 Broadway, New York 11 Andrews & Clooney, New York 26 Atwood Hemp Car Wheel Co., 59 Liberty St., New York 13 J. H. Bass, Chicago, Ill 15 Bass Foundry & Machine Works, Ft. Wayne, Ind 16 Cayuta Wheel & Foundry CoWaverly, NY 14 Davenport, Fairbairn & Co., Erie, Pa 67 W. R. Ellis, New York and Boston 12 Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co., Harrisburg, Pa 22 Lobdell Car Wheel Co., Wilmington, Del 14 Michigan Car Co , Detroit, Mich 24 Mo. Car & Foundry Co., St. Louis, Mo 23 Ramapo Wheel & Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10 Rochester Car Wheel Co., Rochester, N. Y 13 Geo. H. Thacher & Co.. Albany, N. Y 38 Union Fdry. & Pullman Car Wheel Works, Chicago, 111 17 A. Whitney & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.... 18 Windmills: H. W. Peabody & Co., Boston. Mass 70 Window Balances: O. K. Gardner, Pittsburgh, Pa 46 ACTION OF THE MASTER CAR-BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION. At the Fifth Annual Convention, held in Richmond, Va., in 1872 (see page 18 of Report of that meeting), it was "Resolved, That a committee be appointed with power to publish an illustrated book, defining the proper terms or names of each and every part used in the construction of railway cars, and a description of the use of the same." At the Fourteenth Annual Convention, held in Detroit in 1880 (see pages 11 to 20 of Report of that meeting), "The committee to whom was assigned the duty of preparing a Dictionary of Terms used in the Construction of Cars submitted a copy of the book and reported that they had finished their work and were discharged." All pictures are of the actual item. If this is a railroad item, this material is obsolete and no longer in use by the railroad. Please email with questions. Publishers of Train Shed Cyclopedias and Stephans Railroad Directories. Large inventory of railroad books and magazines. Thank you for buying from us. Shipping charges Postage rates quoted are for shipments to the US only. Ebay Global shipping charges are shown. These items are shipped to Kentucky and then ebay ships them to you. Ebay collects the shipping and customs / import fees. For direct postage rates to these countries, send me an email. Shipping to Canada and other countries varies by weight. 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