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Scientific American, Vol. 33, No. 10 (1875) (1875)

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1875. curious, and almost as much a subject of speculation now as was continued the next year and that following; and the it was when first observed. It is performed thus: Select a success has become so well established that extensive orders dark colored table with a smooth top; place it so that a… … stop valve recently invented by Mr. Whitton, and introduced by Messrs. Low and Duff, of Dundee, Scotland. Its chief characteristic is its powerful closing and opening movement, obtained by a combination of the screw and the wedge. This gives it a ready control over the supply of steam or water…

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