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James Stanchion WA18 



(PATENTED) 



SPECIFICATIONS 



ALIGNMENT DEVICE: Best malleable iron. Adjustment I OI/2 inches. (Seepage 

 115.) 



CHAIN HANGER: Six links, 1 flat, 4 round and 1 special double-eye link. Top 

 fastener is I/2-mch round steel eye. 



WASHER PLATES: Two plates furnished; one for top and one for the bottom, 

 with four carriage bolts for 2 x 4-inch frame %,; x 3-inch, with lock washers. 

 Longer bolts extra. 



SIDE BARS: Of well seasoned hard maple 2'/i x 1 Yz inches, carefully milled, shaped, 

 polished and oiled. Ends riveted crosswise, to prevent splitting. Fastened to top 

 and bottom plates with rivets. Reinforced by heavy malleable braces, riveted to 

 the stick and riveted to the steel plates; no racking in the corners, the strain being 

 equally distributed. 



TOP AND BOTTOM PLATES; Heavy carbon steel 2 inches wide and a trifle over 

 14-inch thick, carefully punched by special machinery, insuring perfect fit for all 

 rivets. A steel plate at the top forms a guide for the loose arm of the stanchion 

 and prevents it from dropping to the floor. 



COW-PROOF LOCK: Malleable iron. Simple, cannot get out of order. Easily 

 unlocked with gloved or mittened hand, but cannot be opened by the cow. Locks 

 automatically when stanchion is closed. 



NECK SPACE: 7'/2 inches. 



LOCK OPEN CHAIN: James Cham Lock Open Device and Clip, as shown m 

 illustration. 



RIVETING: Machine riveted. 



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 two hours at a high temperature. (See page 

 125.) 



WEIGHT: Approximately 22 pounds. 



James Stanchion W18 



(PATENTED) 



Identically the same as Stanchion WA18, excepting that the alignment irons are 

 omitted. 

 WEIGHT: Approximately 15 pounds. 



