Catherine L. Gibbon: Improvements in Street Railway Construction, 1892
Contents of CSA #1643Case File of Catherine L. Gibbon
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- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Ensuring that all necessary patents and papers will be sent for the Committee on Science and the Arts application, 4/30/1891 (716K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Thanking him for favor and notifying that necessary papers, drawings, and models are being prepared, 6/4/1891 (658K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon (for Catherine L. Gibbon) to William H. Wahl, Respectfully submitting and enclosing printed matter, illustrations, and copies of patents for improvement of street railway track construction, known as the Gibbon Duplex Track, 6/9/1891 (905K) | Page 2 (701K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, In receipt of announcement of special sub-Committee meeting, and arranging to be there, 8/8/1891 (760K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Sending circulars from new catalogue, asking that a copy be given to each member of the committee, 8/31/1891 (784K) [More Information]
- Letter from Philip Pistor to William H. Wahl, Impossible to finish Gibbon report for September meeting and declining chairmanship of future committee, 8/31/1891
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Sending description and information on duplex system for committee members, 9/26/1891 (929K) | Page 2 (898K) [More Information]
- Letter from Philip Pistor to William H. Wahl, Impossible to attend sub-committee meeting. Collecting more information and therefore report will not be done for November meeting, 10/30/1891
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Informing that 1600 feet of duplex track was laid on Fourth Avenue in New York, and inviting members of the committee to see it, 12/28/1891 (897K) | Page 2 (786K) [More Information]
- Letter from Philip Pistor to William H. Wahl, Asking that the chairman appoint someone else to the sub-committee and returning papers, unreadable date
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to The Committee on Science and the Arts of The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Acknowledging receipt of certified copy of the sub-committee report on improvement in street railway construction. Asking for reconsideration of 10th claim for superiority, 1/28/1892 (907K) [More Information]
- Letter from Robert Grimshaw to William H. Wahl, Informing that a brief is being prepared by himself and Mr. Gibbon concerning the re-opening of the rail case before the Committee on Science and the Arts. Will attend the meeting of the CSA and "be "loaded for bear" and prepared to be cross-examined in the matter." 1/29/1892 (747K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Offering written expression from Alfred Skitt, general superintendent N.Y.&H.R.R.Co., on different systems in use, 2/5/1892 (917K) | Page 2 (738K) [More Information]
- Letter from Thomas H. Gibbon to William H. Wahl, Pleased to receive committee on arrival at Cortland Street, 2/8/1892 (742K) [More Information]
- Letter from Chas E. Ronaldson to William H. Wahl, Report "utterly fails" to do justice to merits of Gibbon rail. In favor of voting a medal for this system of railway track, 2/13/1892
- Letter from Chas E. Ronaldson to Mr. Heyl, Offering information for the Gibbon track and casting vote for Elliott Cresson Medal, 3/14/1892
- Letter from John D. Elwell to Mr. Heyl, Responding to request and sending two catalogues, 3/26/1892
- Letter from John D. Elwell to Mr. Heyl, Sending blueprints of the latest design in track, 3/30/1892
- Letter from Coleman Sellers (consulting engineer) to William H. Wahl, After careful examination and consideration, invention is meretorious and worthy of Institute's substantial recognition, 4/4/1892
- Patents [More Information]
- U.S. Patent #429,127 for Construction of side-bearing railway-tracks, 6/3/1890 (1.2M) | Page 2 (930K) | Page 3 (776K)
- U.S. Patent #429,128 for Construction of railway-tracks, 6/3/1890 (1.1M) | Page 2 (874K) | Page 3 (767K)
- Publications [More Information]
- The Mercantile and Financial Times, Clipping on Gibbon Duplex Rail System, 11/15/1890 (1.3M)
- Engineering News, Clipping on The Gibbon Duplex Rail for Street Railways, 11/15/1890 (1.3M)
- Street Railway Journal, Clipping on the Gibbon double girder lap-joint street railway track, 12/1890
- Street Railway Journal, Images of girder rails, 6/1890
- Street Railway Journal, Ad for Double Girder Lap Joint Track, Gibbon Duplex Street Railway Tracks, 9/1891 (1.3M) | Page 2 (1.2M) | Page 3 (1.1M) | Page 4 (1.4M)
- Ephemera [More Information]
- Catalogue No 1, Gibbon Duplex Street Railway Tracks, The Gibbon Double Girder Lap-Joint System of Street Railway Tracks (and partial duplicate copy), undated (1.0M)
- Application, From Catherine L. Gibbon to Committee on Science and the Arts, Respectfully requesting examination of the merits of "my improvement in Street Railway Track Construction, which is the subject of letters patent of the United States granted to Catherine L. Gibbon, and dated June 3, 1890 and numbered respectively 429127 and 429128." (1.1M) [More Information]
