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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 72

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ield the opinion that there is too much guess work, and too little cal-culation free from prejudice or preconceived opinions, used in the determinati(m of theproportions for joints in the different thicknesses of boilerplate. No two men use thesame proportions, and each and every one is confident… … Fig. 1. boiler-makers through the medium of their every-day work, we cannot help saying thatin our opinion, based on very wide observation, very few boiler-makers use their mate-rials to the best advantage. A very little reflection will make it clear to the mind of any intelligent mechanic,that in…

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