Boltless Fish and Bed Plate for Railway Rails
Description:
Patent for "fish-plates and bed-plates so constructed that rails can be secured in place without the necessity of making holes in the ends of the rails [...]; and the object is to simplify rail-joints and make the ends of the abutting rails stronger and to repair broken rails" (lines 10-17).
Date:
January 13, 1903
Creator:
Crawford, William, R.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department