page_title: Jim crow (tool)
hierarchical_section_title: Jim crow (tool)
caption_attribution_description: English: Illustration of a Jim crow from A Textbook on Civil Engineering — International Correspondence Schools published in 1899 by the Colliery Engineer Company.
context_page_description: A jim crow is a tool for bending rails, consisting of a U-shaped or V-shaped armature with a hefty screw rod in its axis. Deluxe models are outfitted with rollers for continuous bending. Terry Pratchett uses this term in his novel Raising Steam.
context_section_description: A jim crow is a tool for bending rails, consisting of a U-shaped or V-shaped armature with a hefty screw rod in its axis. Deluxe models are outfitted with rollers for continuous bending. Terry Pratchett uses this term in his novel Raising Steam.
caption: Illustration of a Jim crow from A Textbook on Civil Engineering — International Correspondence Schools published in 1899 by the Colliery Engineer Company.
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