Early Salesman Sample Cable Car Grip by Chicago Model Works standee Later handwritten notes indicate continued

Later handwritten notes indicate continued family use through the late 20th century

Single-sided painted metal advertising sign for Peters Diamond Brand Shoes

with stacked spring leaves secured by metal clips and curled eye ends at both terminals

The diameter of the glass shade measures 3

The 8 spoke steel wheels are also especially nice on this toy

Early Salesman Sample Cable Car Grip by Chicago Model Works standee Later handwritten notes indicate continuedc. 1890s 1900s; Chicago Model Works Chicago, IL Miniature mechanical salesman's model of a cable car grip mechanism, built to illustrate the function of the clamping system used in early cable transit. The riveted metal frame houses a lever actuated linkage that drives a central gripping assembly, mimicking the action of full scale grips used to seize and release a continuously moving underground cable. Dual cylindrical housings flank the central