Cyclopedia of locomotive engineering, with examination questions and answers; a practical manual on the construction care and management of modern locomotives (1916)
Swingle, Calvin Franklin, 1846- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co., pub. for Sears, Roebuck & co. · leaf 412
Figure 193Prindles Patent Syphon Cocks LUBRICATORS In the good old days, when tallow was the onlyknown lubricant for the valves, it was one of theduties of the fireman on approaching a station ordrifting down a hill, to seize the tallow pot and makea rush for the front end to oil the valves. This,…
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