A motor-magnet is being used in-Ame-rica to clear roads of nails and pieces of metal that bring disaster on tires. The electro-magnet is fastened behind a lorry, and is powerful enough to attract and hold pieces of iron weighing several pounds. The London and North-Eastern Railway stationery bill is £lOOO a day, pencils alone costing £3500 a year.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 73, 19 December 1928, Page 7
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