34. Universal geared
drop-shaft hand brakes in
use since the 1970s.
35. Barber tilting hand
brake staff.
34
35
Tilting Hand Brakes
Gondola cars with drop ends presented a special challenge to
manufacturers of hand brakes. Both the Barber type manufac-
tured by Standard Car Truck Co. (35) and the Feasible Flexible
model manufactured by U.S. Metal Co. (36) were promoted
prior to 1920, but may have survived on specialty equipment
for decades. The tilting hand brake illustrated in figure 37 was
