Axle Box.
Description:
Patent for a new and improved axle-box. This design "relates to that class of axle-boxes in which anti-friction devices are employed for enabling the wheel to revolve on the axle with as little friction and wear as possible. [The] invention consists in providing anti-friction rods or rollers arranged between the axle and the vehicle-hub, and held in place in an improved manner" (lines 8-16).
Date:
September 10, 1889
Creator:
Hobron, Charles B.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department