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The Locomotive (1867)

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company · Hartford, Ct. : Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co · leaf 58

An illustration from The Locomotive, 1867, leaf 58
Fig. 18. … Fig. 19. able degree of plasticity and viscosity. The smith heats the scarfed ends on the bars,sprinkles a little sand or borax over each, which fuses and spreads, serving to preventoxidation as well as to make the surfaces perfectly clean. They are then struck acrossthe anvil to remove any cinder…

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