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Scientific American, Vol. 59, No. 3 (1888) (1888)

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roke of 48 inches; the boiler house. In this building are placed three mag- next in size (400h. p.) hasacylinder of 26 inches in (Continued from first page.) nificent engines, built by William Wright, of New- diameter, with a stroke of 48 inches ; the smallest one ing one or the other of the… … friction clutches, so that time to come; but, as is either of the engines well Known, the traffic may be brought into varies greatly with dif- connection with either ferent hours of the day. pair of cable drums. For example: in the Each engine is provided hour beginning at 8 with a friction clutch…

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