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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 30

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Fig. 4. Fig. 4.—Rivet driven in badly over-set holes. Very weak. See Figs. 5, 6, and 7,which were sheared at the time of the explosion. Dark shading on lower end Fig. 4indicates an old crack. From photograph, full size. … Fig. 5. Fig. 6. Fig. 7. Figs. 5, 6, 7.—Samples selected from a number taken from a sheared seam, whichwas believed to be the initial break from which the explosion arose. They were nodoubt similar to Fig. 4 before they gave way. From photographs, full size. 24 THE LOCOMOTIVE. [February,

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