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Object Name |
Component, Rail Vehicle |
Title |
Knutson No. 2 Trolley Retriever |
Date |
ca 1903 |
Description |
Knutson No. 2 trolley retriever in round cast iron metal coil box. This item was missing the original stay bolts and internal mechanism is not currently fully functional. This "trolley catcher" or "trolley retriever" is a spring reel mechanism into which rope is fed. The trolley catcher contains a detent, like that in an automatic mechanical clutch, which "catches" the rope to prevent the trolley pole from flying upward if the pole is dewired. The similar looking retriever adds a spring mechanism that yanks the pole downward if it should leave the wire, pulling it away from all overhead wire fittings. Retrievers are used on most electrial railways to limit damage to the overhead at speed. Trolley poles are usually raised and lowered manually by a rope from the back of the car. |
Owned By |
Texas Traction Company/Texas Electric Railway |
Made By |
The Trolley Supply Company, Canton, OH |
Used By |
Retrieve trolley pole to reconnect with electric wire |
Material |
Cast Iron |
Collector |
Landrum, John |
Search Terms |
Knutson No 2 The Trolley Supply Company Trolley Retriever |
Collection |
Ed and John Landrum Collection |
Catalog Number |
CP.2018.GC.6-1 |