Device for Placing Torpedoes.
Description:
Patent for "a device especially adapted for placing torpedoes on railroad tracks and at the same time fixing the torpedo in position, the work being accomplished in a simple and expeditious manner while the train is in motion, whereby one train following another may be signaled without stopping the first train, thus preventing rear end collisions." (Lines 7-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
April 23, 1895
Creator:
Seamands, James D.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department