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Rail Car Mover
Tracteur de manœuvre de wagons

Artefact 60-1-1

This Samson rail car mover, made by Dillon Manufacturing Company, enabled a single man to move a fully loaded railway car into position with just this lever.

Ce tracteur Samson fabriqué par Dillon Manufacturing Company permettait à un seul homme de tracter et de positionner correctement un wagon de chemin de fer plein à l’aide de ce simple levier.

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AO-Archives of Ontario
CTA-City of Toronto Archives
DHD-Distillery Historic District
LAC-Library Archives Canada
TPL-Toronto Public Library
UTL-U of T Library

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