Early Salesman Sample Cable Car Grip by Chicago Model Works standee Single-sided painted metal advertising sign

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

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

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

The simple and traditional manufacture assures this piece can fit in any room amongst any decor

Early Salesman Sample Cable Car Grip by Chicago Model Works standee Single-sided painted metal advertising signc. 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