Mike's Railroad Crossing Forum

I won the US&S Teardrop manual on e-bay for 37 dollars, it seemed quite a few people wanted the thing, I just wanted it for informational value and to scan it, if someone here wants the original, let me know. The fellow that listed it also plagiarized the description from one of my you tube videos of a Teardrop bell.. ah well, here it is, all 15 pages! perhaps a good addition to the 102 page:

Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663125363/
Page 1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663746818/
Page 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663125447/
Page 3: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663125653/
Page 4: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663125829/
Page 5: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663747722/
Page 6: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126083/
Page 7: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126151/
Page 8: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126271/
Page 9: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663748168/
Page 10: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126613/
Page 11: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126819/
Page 12: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663126979/
Page 13: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663748656/
Page 14: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663127197/
Page 15: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663127295/
Back Cover: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organistmike/4663127327/

Page 1 shows a photo of the factory where the bells were made, following are many illustrations of the bell. While the older style teardrop with the UNION rain-shield is depicted, it is assumed since this is a 1921 REPRINT and it is mention, the most recent production of this bell features a lock nut, etc.. that the bells are basically all the same mechanically and to me, the look the same, so there was no need for US&S to re-do the drawings depicting the more familiar rain hood.

Enjoy,

Michael