MPROVED CAR COUPLING. comb’s rats were left alone with the matches, four fires patented by Mr. William J. Rankins, of Augusta, Ky. A car coupling which is designed to be automatic, were caused, and not a day passed while the experi- The spar has a longitudinal bore at its inner end, in and… … ried within easy reach of a person in the vehicle. By pulling on this operating cord,in case of a runaway, the knuckle-jointed rods are simultaneously folded at REED’S CAR COUPLING. their joints, thereby retracting the bolts and releasing the traces, as shown in dotted lines in the illustra- may be…
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