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James Stanchions — Nos. X18 and XA18 



(PATENT APPLIED FOR) 



SPECIFICATIONS 



No. XA18 



ALIGNMENT DEVICE: Best malleable iron. Adjustment IQI , inches. (Page 

 115.) 



SIDE BARS: Made from I ■'^i ,.,-mch O. D. steel pipe. 



WOOD LININGS: Of 5gx I %-inch thoroughly seasoned birch, carefully shaped, 

 polished and oiled. Fastened to side arms by six '4 x 2' g-inch finhead bolts, 

 \vhich form no projections for the cow's neck to rub against. 



NECK SPACE: Adjustable from 6 inches to S'/^ inches. The stanchion neck space 

 top and bottom adjusters are best malleable iron. 



CHAIN HANGER: Six links, four round, one flat and one special double-eye link. 

 Attached to alignment irons \vith 'o-inch machine bolts. 



Two plates furnished : one for top and one for bottom, with four carriage bolts for 

 2 X 4-inch frame, bolts "j,; x 3-inch, with lock washers. Longer bolts extra. 



STEEL GUIDE: Relieves the strain from the loose arm and the hinge, when 

 pressure is thrown on this loose arm while not engaged on the stall post: limits the 

 distance the stanchion opens. 



LOCK OPEN CLIP: Malleable iron. Attached with ■'i,;-inch bolts. 



COW-PROOF LOCK. 



FINISH: The steel is first mechanically cleaned, removing scale, grease and foreign 

 matter, thoroughly preparing the material for painting; it is then finished with the 

 best gray protective enamel, baked for t-^vo hours at a high temperature. (See page 

 125.) 



WEIGHT: Approximately 27 lbs. 



James Stanchion No. XI 8 



(PATENTED 



Identically the same as XAI8, excepting that the alignment device is omitted. 

 WEIGHT: Approximately 25 pounds. 



