Middletown transcript., 1907-11-23
MEETING WITH PHENOMENAL SUCCESS
Reeds Steel Rim Collar Co. is Making
Contracts


Ina recent issue we called attention to
The Steel Rim Collar Co., an incorporation
which Is located here and was chartered
at Dover recently under the laws Of Della
ware. The incorporators and stockhold-
ers art all prominent residents Of our
town.
The phenomenal success with which
the Incorporation is having in making
contracts throughout the United States is
sufficient evidence of the merit of Reeds
Peerless Steel Rims for horse collars
which comprises part OF the product
shichlis to be manufactured and placed
on the market by The Steel Rim Collar
Co. Their representative has been COW,
ering the eastern part of the United States
during the last two months, and has
closed contracts with the largest and best
known manufacturers OF horse collars,
and lndgibg from the favor with which
these rims are meeting, it is very evident
that this concerns volume OF business in
the future will be of no little moment.
Since primitive days the horse collar
has been in q constant state Of improve
mentl The Indian made service Of the
saplihg from the woods. Later the corn
huskI was formed into collar which re-
placed those OF the more crude construc-
toni Up until recent days the horse has
been handicapped from rendering bis
best services. 1t is now recognized fact
that in order to secure the best possible
service from the horse, the collar must
be a aiperfect fit and a thing of comfort.
II was these ideas which created the
thought Of Reeds Peerless Steel Rims.
They have much relative merit from
view point of perfect fit and when the
collar is once fitted it is always fitted.
The rims are made Of pressed steel, cor
rect shape, and the same thickness.
They are an invention related particu-
larly to collars for horses and similar
animals. The object in view is to i'm.
prove the original shape so as to more
comfortably fit the neck Of the animal to
which il is applied and the collar being
50 constructed that once having the
proper shape it cannot either in shipment
or in use be distorted or broken down or
changed in form.
a still further object is to provide a
collar requiring no stiffening in the
body roll (the riml and herein there is
prbyision for holding the names securely
on the collar by their convex shape
without the necessity Of very tight adjust
ment thereto. We learn it is q common
practice with the ordinary collar particu-
iatiy in heavy hauling, the names are ad-
iusted 80 tightly as to change the shape
Of the collar and thus inconyeniencing or
perhaps iniuring the animal. Again it is
the object of these rims to provide collar
which cannot be twisted and which does
not depend npon the names to give it the
necessary shape, but IT is so constructed
that when in place its rigidity is sufficient
to withstand any legitimate strain applied
thereto.
The rims are enameled with black
enamel An enamel that will not rust
and the body Of the collar is attached
With brass rivets which likewise will not
rust. They constitute movable members
hingedIy connected at their lower extremi-
ties and have protecting plate spanning
The joints between the said members,
making q practical collar. easily opened
and closed, affording rapidity in adjusting
70 tile horses shoulders, and most Of all
prevent thelames from slipping off the
collar.
In conyersatlen with the farmers, We
find the pulling Oh Of the names from tile
sel.i4f :. ecteristic objection to collars
made with leather ais:sssss, and rs We have
learned the collars Of different grades will
be equipped with patented rimsf and the
price for the different grades vi fll not be
any greater than the same grade collar
equipped With the cid leather rims, ii
would appear that large demand will
soon b. created for collars equipped with
tlasui Certainly this invention ID
smother step forward ii facilitating che
equipment which makes farming easier
and more profitable.
The success of sny local enterprise il 4
naatAsr oi keen Interest 10 TIE TIA Nsealp
and ~ sake pleasure II extending To tbia
naw Incorporation our best wishes fof
tlleif success ii1 this new sDtsapriss