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JVo. 112— Car Brake. 

 Lucius Page, Cavendish, Vt. The peculiarities of this brake are 

 1st, The shoe, which is adjustable, and presenting the end grain 

 of the wood to the thread of the wheel, the whole surilice of the 

 shoe always having a full bearing against the wheel. 2d, The 

 sudden strain and jar upon the wheels, axles, &c., is relieved by- 

 intervening springs, which offer new and improved advantages. 

 This brake we consider worthy of the highest notice of all rail- 

 road companies. [^Ji silver medal awarded. 



JYo. 26S— Railroad Car Seat. 

 Albert M. Smith, Rochester, N.Y. Is the best car seat. The pe- 

 culiarities of this seat are, 1st, As a day seat, it can be adjusted 

 without rising to suit the sitter, and it retains its adjustment 

 without any effort on the part of the sitter. 2d, By turning 

 over the back of the seat it becomes a perfect reclining, or night 

 seat, being capable of adjustment, as in the day seat, at any 

 angle. 3d, It can be applied to the ordinary seats now in use 

 at a small cost — all of the old seats coming into use in the alter- 

 ation. Its construction being simple, its advantages can be readily 

 conceived by travelers and railroad companies. We therefore 

 recommend it as deserving of your notice. 



[./3 gold medal awarded. 



J^o. 1251 — Railroad Car Seat. 

 C. P. Eailey & Co., 102 Broadway. Is the second best car seat. 

 This seat is a day and night combined, but its construction is 

 cumbersome and complicated. This seat can only be used by 

 dispensing with the old seats altogether. It is, however, when 

 in position, an easy seat. We cannot but say that there is some 

 ingenuity in its construction. [A diploma awarded. 



JVo. 1169— Steel Car Spring. 

 Fowler M. Hay, 102 Broadway. Is the best car spring. It con- 

 sists of a tlat coiled spring resting upon a cast iron cone fitted in 

 a case, to take the place of the ordinary rubber spring. It is our 

 opinion that it can be used satisfactorily. [^^ diploma awarded. 



JYo. 943 — Compound Car Spring. 

 P. G. Gardiner. Agent, Richard Vose, 15 Nassau-street. It con- 

 sists of a fiat spiral coil spring, with plain spiral spring com- 

 bined. This spring is similar to No. 11G9, but allows of too 

 much movement. We do not think it would give good satisfac- 

 tion for railroad purposes. [A. diploma awarded. 



