MACHINE, RAIL-BENDING
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD
- Catalogue Number
- P19770321000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1910
- Date Range To
- 1920
- Materials
- STEEL, WOOD
- No. Pieces
- 2
- Height
- 95.0
- Length
- 82.5
- Width
- 73.6
- Description
- PAINTED BLACK, GEAR DRIVEN AND HAND POWERED. HAS 2 HAND GRIPS. ONE IS MADE OF WOOD (PAINT WORN OFF), OTHER HANDLE - A PIPE REPLACES THE WOOD. A PLATE ON TOP READS "PATENTED JUNE 28 1910 OTHER PATENTS PENDING NEW-STYLE PAULUS THE BUDA COMPANY HARVEY, ILL." DRIVING PIN IS ADJUSTABLE. A NAIL REPLACES A HANDLE PIN. THE BRACE HOOKS HOOK OVER THE FAR END OF THE RAIL. THE DRIVING PIN IS USED TO PUSH THE RAILWAY TRACK STRAIGHT. THE MACHINE IS HAND POWERED AND THE CRANK APPLIES PRESSURE TO THE BENT RAIL THROUGH THE GEAR-DRIVEN PIN.
- Subjects
- RAIL TRANSPORTATION-ACCESSORY
- Historical Association
- TRANSPORTATION
- Catalogue Number
- P19770321000
- Acquisition Date
- 1977-06
- Collection
- Museum
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