[CBQ] Re: Prati device

["danielbenvenuto" <danielbenvenuto@yahoo.com>]

Kenneth:
Enrico Prati was one of the partners in a company called Italian Swiss
Company that manufactured wines in Asti, California (Sonoma Valley).
He was the plant superintendent at Asti and found this solution in
order to avoid or diminish bottle breakage when wines were shipped
from California to the East Coast markets. Best regards,

Daniel Benvenuto 


--- In CBQ@yahoogroups.com, Kenneth Martin <kmartin537@...> wrote:
>
> Rupert,
> 
> I don't know if this is it or not. I checked Google patents and found a 
> couple of patents for Prati one of which is 2548057 issuted to Enrico 
> Prati in 1946. It is for "Carload adjustment means" From the
application:
> "This invention relates to means for adjusting the load in a railroad 
> car or the like for the prupose of providing a compact load in transit 
> and for facilitating removal of the load at its point of destinaltion."
> 
> Maybe someone else knows more and can contribute.
> 
> Ken Martin
> 
> 
> Rupert & Maureen wrote:
> 
> >In 1944, XM-32 box cars #32097 and 32474 were fitted with a Prati
device. The device was removed from #32097 in October 1965 but I don't
know the fate of the one in #32474.
> >
> >Anyway, I've tried Googling without success so can anyone advise
what a Prati device is/was?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
> >Rupert Gamlen
> >Auckland NZ
> >
> >  
> >
>




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