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Railway-Brake.
Patent for "railway brakes, which are constructed to grip the wheels, and which, in the event of an emergency, may be set to lift the wheels off the track in order to obtain a quick stoppage of the train" (lines 9-14) including illustrations and explanations of the brakes' components.
Date:
June 26, 1913
Creator:
Drake, Charles W.
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The Portal to Texas History