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Car Builder’s Dictionary 1884 Revised and enlarged edition
Car Builders Dictionary by Mathias N. Forney
Hard Cover first page torn and semi loose,
431 pages includes 74 pages of ads
Copyright 1884
REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION to which has been added a vocabulary of the elading terms used in English railway carriage and wagon construction.
Axles:PAGE.
Andrews & Clooney, New York City 26
Michigan Car Co., Detroit, Mich 24
Midvale Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa 60
Pittsburgh Forge & Iron Co., l'ittsburgh, Pa 45
Thos. Prosser & Son, 15 Gold St., New York 61
Barbed Wire :
Washburn & Moen, Worcester, Mass 63
Blinds :
J. G. Wilson, 529 W. 22d St., New York 42
Bolt Cutters:
Howard Iron Works, Buffalo, N. Y 38
Bolts, Nuts, Washers and Rivets:
Hoopes & Townsend, Philadelphia, Pa 50
J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa 59
Books and Publications:
The Railroad Gazette, 73 Broadway, New York 72
National Car-Builder, Morse Building, New York 72
Brakes:
American Brake Co., St. Louis, Mo 9
Westinghouse Air Brake Co., Pittsburgh, Pa7 and 8
Brake Chains:
Reiter & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 54
Brake Shoes:
Ramapo Wheel and Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10
Bumper Plates:
Wm. Mcllvain & Sons, Reading, Pa 64
Cars:
Billmeyer & Small Co., York, Pa 20
J. G. Brill & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 19
Erie Car Works, Erie, Pa 67
Gilbert Car Mfg. Co., Troy, N.Y. 67
Harlan & Hollingsworth Co., Wilmington, Del 21
Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co., Harrisburg, Pa 22
Jackson & Sharp Co. Wilmington, Del 70
Michigan Car Co., Detroit, Mich 24
Mo. Car & Foundry Co., St Louis, Mo 23
Pardee Car & Machine Works, Watsontown, Pa 25
U. S. Rolling Stock Co., New York and Chicago 25
Car Couplings:
Cowell Platform & Coupling Co., Cleveland, 0 52
McConway, Torley & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 5 and 6
Car Furnishings:
Crerar, Adams & Co., Chicago, Ill 47
James L. Howard & Co., Hartford, Conn61
Post & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 48
Union Brass Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Ill 73
Car Heaters:
Bissell & Co , Pittsburgh, Pa 31
Gouge Heating & Ventilating Co., 548 Broadway, New York 34
Johnston Ry. Heater Co., Boston, Mass 33
James Spear, Philadelphia, Pa 33
A E. Winslow & Co., Cleveland, Ohio 34
Car and Locomotive Castings:
Howard Iron Works, Buffalo, N. Y. 38
Car Seals:
E. J. Brooks & Co., 51 Dey St., New York 54
Car Seats:
George Buntin & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 55
Frost & Peterson, 630 W. 30th St., New York 66
Hale & Kilburn Mfg. Co.. Philadelphia, Pa 3
Hartford Woven Wire Mattress Co., Hartford, Ct 65
Union Brass Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 73
Car-shop Tools:
Billings & Spencer Co., Hartford, Conn 67
Cranes:
Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. Stamford, Conn 35
Dust Guards:
Vulcanized Fibre Co., Wilmington, Del 52
Engraving:
Photo-Elect. Engraving Co., 20 Cliff St., New York 68
Fire Extinguishers:
S. F. Hayward, 407 Broadway, New York 70
Flexible Shafting:
Stow Flexible Shaft Co., Philadelphia, Pa 70
Gauges, Plain and Screw-thread:
Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn 39
Glass:
Holbrook Bros., 89 Beekman St., N. Y 49
Granulated Cork:
Armstrong Bros. & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 64
Hand Cars:
Billmeyer & Small Co., York, Pa.. 20
Pardee Car & Machine Works, Watsontown, Pa 25
H. W. Peabody & Co., Boston, Mass 70
Sheffield Velocipede Car Co., Three Rivers, Mich 25
Hydraulic Jacks:
Richard Dudgeon, 24 Columbia St., New York 58
P. S. Justice & Co., 14 N. Fifth St , Philadelphia, Pa 58
Watson & Stillman, 471 Grand St , New York 56
Iron Rolling Mills:
J. H. Sternbergh, Reading, Pa 59
Journal Bearings:
Ajax Metal Co., Philadelphia, Pa 42
John Fitzsimmons, Pittsburgh, Pa 53
D. A. Hopkins, 113 Liberty St., New York 1 and 2
G.o. R. Meneely & Co., West Troy, N. Y 3
Phosphor-Bronze Smelting Co., Philadelphia 59
Paul S. Reeves, Philadelphia, Pa 56
Journal Boxes:
Ramapo Wheel & Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10
Lamps:
Post & Co., Cincinnati, 0 48
Josephine D. Smith, 350 Pearl St., New York 65
Lighting:
Pintsch Lighting Co., 19 William St., New York. 44
Locomotives:
Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia 43
Lumber:
Lord & Bushnell Co., Chicago, Ill 55
Shepard & Morse Lumber CoTonawanda, N. Y 66
Vanderbilt & Hopkins, 120 Liberty St., New York 66
Machinery and Tools:
Billings & Spencer Co., Hartford, Conn 67
The Egan Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 65
J. A. Fay & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 36
Goodell & Waters, Philadelphia, Pa 37
Lane & Bodley Co., Cincinnati, Ohio 62
Pittsburgh Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 59
Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn 39
Putnam Machine Co., Fitchburg, Mass 67
C. B. Rogers & Co, Norwich, Conn 64
Wm. Sellers & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 41
Machinery, Nuts and Drop Forgings:
Rhode Island Tool Works, Providence, E. I 40
Mahogany:
Dannat & Pell, Broome St., New York 67
Wm. E. Uptegrove & Bro., E. 10th St., New York 66
Malleable Iron Castings:
Dayton Malleable Iron Co., Dayton, 0 55
Mineral Wool:
U. S. Mineral Wool Co., 22 Cortlandt St., New York 51
Nut Locks:
Vulcanized Fibre Co., Wilmington, Del 52
Paints and Colors:
F. W. Devoe & Co., Fulton St., New York 57
Railroad Supplies:
Crerar, Adams & Co., Chicago, Ill 47
E. J. Brooks & Co., 51 Dey St., New York 54
Pittsburgh Supply Co., Pittsburgh, Pa 59
H. A. Rogers, 19 John St., New York 65
Ranges:
S. Wilks, Chicago, Ill 32
Rooting:
Empire Car Roofing Co., Chicago, Ill 68
Sash Lifts:
N. Y. Car Fittings Co., Drexel Building, New York 57
Springs:
Andrews & Clooney, New York 26
Chicago Tyre & Spring Works, Chicago, Ill 71
A. French Spring Co., Limited, Pittsburgh, Pa 27 and 28
Miller, Metcalf & Parkin, Pittsburgh, Pa 29
Richard Vose, 13 Barclay St., New York 30
Steel Castings:
Chester Steel Castings Co., Philadelphia, Pa 56
Steel Tires:
Chicago Tyre & Spring Works, Chicago, Ill 71
Midvale Steel Co., Philadelphia, Pa 60
Nashua Iron & Steel Co., Nashua, N. H 62
Thomas Prosser & Son, 15 Gold St., New York 61
Standard Steel Works, Philadelphia, Pa 60
Street Cars:
J. G. Brill & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 19
John Stephenson Co., New York 72
Steel-Tired Wheels:
Allen Paper Car Wheel Co., 239 Broadway, New York. 11
Atwood Hemp Car Wheel Co., 59 Liberty St., New York 13
W. R. Ellis, New York and Boston 12
W. W. Snow, Ramapo, N. Y 10
Transfer Tables:
N. W. Robinson, Chicago, Ill 67
Trucks:
Suspension Car Truck Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 74
Upholstery Goods:
Warren E,nerson, Boston, Mass. 68
De 1 & J. C. Noblit & Co., Philadelphia, Pa 64
Ryer & Wagner, 169 Canal St., New York 38
Union Brass Mfg. Co., Chicago, Ill 73
Varnishes:
De Golyer & Bro., Chicago, Ill 69
F. W. Devoe & Co., Fulton and William Sts., New York 57
Chas. H. Gillespie, New York 68
Parrott Varnish Co., Bridgeport, Conn 69
Edward Stith & Co., 158 William St., New York 63
Veneers:
James T. Allen, 237 Canal St., New York 68
Frost & Peterson, 630 W. Thirtieth St., New York 66
Wm. E. Uptegrove & Bro., E. Tenth St., New York 66
Weather Strips:
Pat. Metallic Weather Strip Co., 924 Broadway, New York 34
Wheels:
Allen Paper Car Wheel Co., 239 Broadway, New York 11
Andrews & Clooney, New York 26
Atwood Hemp Car Wheel Co., 59 Liberty St., New York 13
J. H. Bass, Chicago, Ill 15
Bass Foundry & Machine Works, Ft. Wayne, Ind 16
Cayuta Wheel & Foundry CoWaverly, NY 14
Davenport, Fairbairn & Co., Erie, Pa 67
W. R. Ellis, New York and Boston 12
Harrisburg Car Mfg. Co., Harrisburg, Pa 22
Lobdell Car Wheel Co., Wilmington, Del 14
Michigan Car Co , Detroit, Mich 24
Mo. Car & Foundry Co., St. Louis, Mo 23
Ramapo Wheel & Foundry Co., Ramapo, N. Y 10
Rochester Car Wheel Co., Rochester, N. Y 13
Geo. H. Thacher & Co.. Albany, N. Y 38
Union Fdry. & Pullman Car Wheel Works, Chicago, 111 17
A. Whitney & Son, Philadelphia, Pa.... 18
Windmills:
H. W. Peabody & Co., Boston. Mass 70
Window Balances:
O. K. Gardner, Pittsburgh, Pa 46
ACTION OF THE MASTER CAR-BUILDERS' ASSOCIATION.
At the Fifth Annual Convention, held in Richmond, Va., in 1872 (see page 18 of Report of that meeting), it was
"Resolved, That a committee be appointed with power to publish an illustrated book, defining the proper terms or names of each and every part used in the construction of railway cars, and a description of the use of the same."
At the Fourteenth Annual Convention, held in Detroit in
1880 (see pages 11 to 20 of Report of that meeting),
"The committee to whom was assigned the duty of preparing a Dictionary of Terms used in the Construction of Cars submitted a copy of the book and reported that they had finished their work and were discharged."
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