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Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for a car coupling that consists of a draw head with two separable jaws, a hand wheel mounted on the car, pitmen connected to the wheel and the jaws, springs pressing the jaws together, and a shaft that has a crank arm.
Date: November 7, 1893
Creator: Cassidy, William A. & McGee, Thomas F.
System: The Portal to Texas History