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The Lock Hook 



Cro8S Section of 

 Lock Hook 



Cross Section 

 of Handle 



James "Safety First" Bull Staff 



(PATENT APPLIED FOR) 



The main purpose of a bull staff is to protect the life and safety of the man handling 

 the bull. A good staff is insurance against terrible accidents and even death. 



The staff must be built to stand up under tremendous strain when the real test comes. 

 The James "Safety First" staff is designed not only to protect the man handling the 

 bull, but that, like a curb bit on a horse, the animal may be more easily controlled. 



The lock hook has roughened edges; a pressure of the staff against the bull's nose 

 or a slight turning of the staff gives perfect control of the animal whether walking in 

 front of him or at the side. The pinch of the rough edge promptly brings him to time. 

 Also furnished without roughened edge on lock hook. 



The hook is automatically kept locked by a strong spring inside the handle of the 

 staff. The hook can be unlocked only by pulling on the ring in the handle of the staff; 

 release the ring and the lock snaps shut. 



A pull on the ring unlocks the hook, so that it can be easily inserted in the ring in 

 the bull's nose, reaching in through the stanchion or through the gate paneling if that 

 be necessary. There is no chance of the bull unlocking the hook. 



The staff is 5 feet in length, weighs 6'/4 pounds. Made of I y% in. O. D. steel 

 tubing, thickness of pipe wall about j/js in., with malleable lock hook and malleable 

 handle, riveted on with ^^ x V^ in. rivets. There is no wood used in this staff. 



The staff, the lock hook and handle are sherardized. 



