Popular Science Monthly 



231 



damage to his product, or its total loss, 

 is the ill feeling on the part of the cus- 

 tomer that is engendered. When a man 

 has been 

 waiting long 

 and anxious- 

 ly for need- 

 ed goods, to 

 have them 

 arrive all 

 broken up 

 and useless, 

 simply be- 

 cause the 

 shipper was 

 too lazy, or 

 too econom- 

 ical, to prop- 

 er 1 y box 

 them, natur- 

 ally results in 

 strained re- 

 lations. 



A Spring-Driven Automobile for the 

 Youngsters. It Runs Just Like Dad's 



HERMANN F. CUNTZ, an engineer 

 who has been connected with the 

 automobile industry from its very in- 

 ception, has invented a mechanically- 

 driven toy automobile which ought to 

 please a youngster who wants playthings 

 that resemble as closely as possible the 

 machines of every-day life. Mr. Cuntz 

 has developed a ma- 

 chine with spring 

 power, controlled like 

 a real, full-sized auto- 

 mobile. 



The little "chauff- 

 eur" on cranking this 

 automobile, winds 

 up a set of six strong 

 springs. A band 

 brake locks the 

 springs, so that the 



automobile cannot run away. When the 

 young driver takes his seat, a brake lever 

 attached to the seat cushion is operated. 



The lever re- 

 leases a 

 brake band 

 from the 

 brake drum 

 so that the 

 automobile 

 is ready to 

 start off just 

 as soon as 

 pressure is 

 put upon the 

 starting ped- 

 al. Pressure 

 upon this 

 pedal loos- 

 ens a second 

 brake band 

 and allows 

 the springs 

 to turn the 

 means of the 



Crates of onions and barrels of potatoes broken in 

 transit; the light lumber could not stand the weight 



by 

 Then off Johnny 



Dnvin9 qta 



rear driving wheels 

 transmission gearing 

 goes for his drive! 



The motor is sufficiently powerful to 

 carry the automobile a distance of fifteen 

 hundred feet. Nevertheless, the auto- 

 mobile is perfectly safe for a child. 

 Should Johnny stand up carelessly, a 

 spring returns the lever attached to the 

 seat cushion, and the motor is stopped 

 by the brake. Moreover, the speed 

 limit can never be 

 exceeded, since 

 the driving gear 

 is so arranged 

 that even when 

 the powerful 

 springs are fully 

 wound, only a 

 nominal speed 

 will be attained. 

 Another inter*- 

 esting feature of 

 the automobile is 

 a lever attach- 

 ment which ena- 

 bles the motor to 

 be thrown out of 

 gear. This makes 

 it possible to 

 coast down a hill 

 and thus save 

 power. 



The nest of six springs can 

 drive the automobile a dis- 

 tance of fifteen hundred feet. 

 The controlling levers are 

 operated just like those 

 on gasoline automobiles. 

 Baby has a delightful ride 



