[PRCo] Re: SAFETY EVERY WHERE ALL THE TIME

[Jim Holland]

Herb Brannon wrote:
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> Note the "frame" around the Safety Every, etc. message.        PRCo 
> always sold advertising on the sides and rear of their cars.       It 
> appears that the safety message was there to be a "public service' 
> type message when a paid advertisement did not cover it over.       
> Page 33 of the same book shows the rear end of an air-electric 
> car.       Note that the advertising frame is higher and much smaller 
> than the 1700-series rear advertising frame. 

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01.>--    Boris asked for photos of the  "Safety__Slogan"  on the back 
of  Air--Electric__PCCs  (please see the quote of the original message 
from Boris,  at the bottom of this email,  which specifies:::   """It 
should be on an air car, not all-electric.""")       The safety slogans 
were painted directly on the vehicle and were not contained in a  
"frame"  (please see #02 below.)       The lines around the message 
itself are the doors to the battery compartment, Not A Frame!!!       It 
seems the white background was as wide as the anticlimber and extended 
perpendicularly up the back of the vehicle to the belt rail on both 16s 
and 17s.       So far, this request was answered through the photos below:::
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http://tinyurl.com/y4knv5
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http://tinyurl.com/y8u8fm
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http://tinyurl.com/vyxxk
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02.>--    The  "Advertizing__Frame"  on the rear of PCCs is another 
animal altogether.       Pg.33 of my book only shows two photos and both 
are the front of 1690.       The photo of 1690 on the adjacent pg.32 
shows the rear end WithOut a Safety Slogan so this is not germane to 
Boris' question;  however, 1690 does have a blank advertizing 
rack.       I do Not remember ad racks on the back of 17s but it doesn't 
mean they weren't there.       PRCo started moving the trolley catchers 
to below the rear windows on City 1700s in the 1960s and did so slowly  
--  this may not have been completed until after the  ({[pat]})  
takeover;  PRCo did not do this with the 1601s but  ({[pat]})  did when 
the cars were rebuilt and renumbered as 1782+++    ----    the 
1601-series Interurbans had retrievers below the rear windows which were 
replaced by catchers!!!      Thus,  I-F  the 17s had an ad rack on the 
back end it was prior to the moving of the trolley catcher // and or the 
ad rack was mounted below the stop lights which then makes them less 
visible.
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03.>--The photo reference I mention  (below)  on pg.19 is for the  
Safety__Slogan  on the back of 1790 which is Not in a Frame but as 
mentioned above it is painted directly onto the vehicle.
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> Jim Holland <prcopcc at p-r-co.com> wrote:

> One of my customers ordered quite a few of the SPTC PRCo 1700s and had 
> some of these decals made especially for their cars ---- Very Nice, to 
> say the least. There were several variations of this theme. Sorry ---- 
> NO is the answer to any pictures of the models.
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> Pg.19 of Touring Pgh by Trolley by Harold A. Smith shows the back of 
> 1790 in front of Keating with such a 'decal!!'       Will see if I 
> have photos of any Air-Cars!!! Will search old files to see if I have 
> any photos from the backs of 17s that were used to submit to SPTC!!
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> Jim___Holland
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> Boris Cefer wrote:
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>> Exactly the white and green painting on the battery doors! I and 
>> particularly a friend involved with a PCC car would be very thankful 
>> for a good picture. If others do not respond readily, will you, 
>> please, send it? Many thanks in advance.
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>> Boris
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>>> Does anyone have a photo of the SAFETY sign which was applied to 
>>> several PCCs in the early 60s? It should be on an air car, not 
>>> all-electric.
>>> Boris
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