Estate sale find, vintage original US Patent Office Certificate Railroad Track Crossover Joint Photo Invented by Sidney R. Deacon 1931.
This invention is a rail crossover for usual railway tracks in which adjacent rails of crossing tracks are each interrupted at their junction to permit passage of the flanged wheels of rolling stock moving along the other of the crossing tracks; and it is the object of the invention to provide a movable rail section adapted for shifting to bridge the interruption in either of the crossing rails, while leaving the interruption in the other of said rails non-obstructed for passage of said flanged wheels, thereby providing a continuous rail for either of the crossing tracks, in order that the wheels of rolling stock may roll smoothly over the crossing.
The item measures approximately 8" X 12", approximate shipping weight 5 ounces.
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(C2E8-506)